Beard-O-Rama: The Elite Eight—Porter vs. Crook
Today’s Elite Eight match-up in the Burnside Beard-O-Rama pits a salty dog against a mountain creeper: U.S. Naval officer Admiral David Dixon Porter (left) vs. Federal Maj. Gen. George R. Crook (right).
Porter scored 77% of the votes in his first-round win over Edwin Stanton. Meanwhile, Crook scored 76% of the votes in his first-round win over Christopher Augur. This one could be close!
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.
Gotta go with Adm. Porter.
Crook’s whiskers are more standout than Porter’s more everyday beard, Crook to the advance!!
Porter
Crook is just too wild and wooly for me. Porter by a hair – many hairs, in fact.
I’m sailing with the admiral. David Dixon Porter gets my vote.
Porter with the neater beard!
Have to stick with Porter.
My vote’s for Crook.
Porter actually has a beard. Not sure what Crook has going on there.
Porter has best beard. Crook has pointiest, most original, most memorable. Full steam ahead with Porter.
Porter. Solid beard. Not showy.
General Crook
Porter.
Anyone can grow a beard from north to south, but it takes creativity to grow one east-west. Well done, Gen. Crook, you get my vote.
Porter
Have to go with Porter.
Porter
Porter
Porter
Porter
my shipmate — ADM Porter
Porter’s well groomed beard gets my vote.
Porter… go Navy
Crook
Porter
Crook
Porter, for the acreage.
Porter