---
title: "Nobody ever did ‘Movember’ like these 9 Civil War generals"
description: "In the history of military grooming standards, few examples of facial hair can hang with that of the Civil War. See the proof on WATM."
date: "2021-04-27"
modified: "2021-04-27"
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  - "Civil War"
  - "History"
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  - "Civil War"
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# Nobody ever did ‘Movember’ like these 9 Civil War generals

![Gen. Ambrose Burnside](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/civil-war-ambrose-burnside-library-of-congress.jpg>)
*Gen. Ambrose Burnside. (Library of Congress)*

Every “Movember,” dudes worldwide grow mustaches (and more) to support the foundation dedicated to [fighting men’s health issues](<https://us.movember.com/?home>). But in the history of military grooming standards, few cohorts can hang with that of the [Civil War](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/marine-corps-during-the-civil-war/>).

Check out these looks that would make a modern-day hipster weep:

### 1. Gen. George McClellan

![Gen. George McClellan](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/civil-war-george-mcclellan-wikimedia-commons.jpg>)
*Gen. George McClellan. (Wikimedia Commons)*

### 2. Maj. Gen. Alfred T.A. Torbert

![Maj. Gen. Alfred T.A. Torbert](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/civil-war-maj.-gen.-alfred-t.a.-torbert-wikimedia-commons.jpg>)
*Maj. Gen. Alfred T.A. Torbert. (Library of Congress)*

### 3. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart

![Civil War Gen. J.E.B. Stuart](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/civil-war-j.e.b.-stuart-wikimedia-commons.jpg>)
*Gen. J.E.B. Stuart (Wikimedia Commons)*

### 4. Gen. George Armstrong Custer

![Gen. George Armstrong Custer](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/civil-war-george-armstrong-custer-national-archives.jpg>)
*Gen. George Armstrong Custer. (U.S. National Archives)*

### 5. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman

![Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/civil-war-gen.-william-sherman-national-archives.jpg>)
*Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman. (U.S. National Archives)*

### 6. Gen. Lew Wallace

![Gen. Lew Wallace](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/civil-war-lew-wallace-library-of-congress.jpg>)
*Gen. Lew Wallace. (Library of Congress)*

### 7. Maj. Gen. George Crook

![Maj. Gen. George Crook](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/civil-war-george-crook-national-park-service.jpg>)
*Maj. Gen. George Crook. (National Park Service)*

### 8. Gen. Joshua Chamberlain

![Gen. Joshua Chamberlain](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/civil-war-joshua-chamberlain-library-of-congress.jpg>)
*Gen. Joshua Chamberlain. (Library of Congress)*

### 9. Gen. Ambrose Burnside

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