Beard-O-Rama: Augur vs. Crook
Today’s beard bracket pits Federal Maj. Gen. Christopher Columbus Augur (left) against Federal Maj. Gen. George R. Crook (right).
Remember, this is a bracket to determine the best Civil War beard, not a popularity contest about who was better. Cast your facial hair vote by typing in the name of the officer with the best beard in the comments section below. Feel free to defend your choice. You can also cast a vote on the ECW Facebook page.
Crook’s beard is like Auger’s on steroids, General Crook for the win!!
Crook
Auger
Maj. Gen. Christopher Columbus Augur has the better mustache!
Crook
Augar’s beard looks less bad than Crook’s. I admire Crook as a general but the beard looks tacky.
Crook
Crook
Augur has the finer beard – V Tsao (no idea why my name has gone awry)
My vote is for Crook
Crook
I vote for Auger!
Crook
Yikes. They’re both pretty bad, but Augur’s is maybe less awful, so my vote goes to him, reluctantly.
Crook!
Crook, but not good.
Crook
While they both look like they’re trying to touch their shoulder straps with the tips of their whiskers, Crook has the more luxuriant growth, so on sheer volume Crook wins.
To me, it’s an unqualified tie. They both are very ugly and undignified. Not worthy of a leader of soldiers into battle.
Hahahahaha!
This is like being asked who is your favorite Menendez brother. Both choices are bad; however, Crook at least has more of an actual beard so I’ll go with Crook.
Crook
Auger for the perky bare chin style.
I am disqualifying Augur from this competition … he doesn’t have a beard — just an extremely weird looking mustache … and i am not wild about his omni-directional hairdo either.
So, i am grudging voting for Crook, who is also distinctively odd looking …. both these GOs should have consulted the Army regulations before growing their “beards” … the grooming standards of the day stated beards should be short and neat … and there was probably another regulation proscribing ugly men from have strange looking facial hair!!!
Crook, although neither is particularly vote worthy.
Crook
Crook, I agree, neither is a better choice.
Augur
Augur, because of extra points for the weirdness factor.
Crook. This match-up clearly demonstrates the difference between a beard and whiskers!!!!
Augur for originality in combining moustache with sideburns.
Both are problematic. Crook because he seems to commit harder to the beard.
Crook
Gotta be Crook
See my beard?
Ain’t it weird?
Don’t be sceered,
Just a beard.
George Carlin.
Augur.
Crook. It actually looks like a beard. Don’t know what that thing Auger has is.
Augur
Crook
Crook. More panache.
Crook