A man with this surname was nicknamed “Boy Colonel” for seizing a fallen comrade’s flag, planting it on Missionary Ridge and crying out, “On Wisconsin,” which now names the Wisconsin Badgers’ fight song. For 10 points each:
[10m] Give this surname of William Howard Taft’s predecessor as Governor-General of the Philippines. He and his more famous son were the first father-son pair to each be awarded a Medal of Honor.
ANSWER: MacArthur [accept Arthur MacArthur Jr.; accept Douglas MacArthur]
[10e] Another Wisconsin Badger nickname refers to a brigade named for this material following the Battle of South Mountain. This material names warships that were first used at the Battle of Hampton Roads.
ANSWER: iron [accept Iron Brigades; accept ironclads]
[10h] Camp Randall, now home to the Badgers’ football stadium, was where this mascot was first brought by the 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. It was called a “Yankee buzzard” by Confederates, who put a bounty on its head.
ANSWER: Old Abe [prompt on bald eagle with “What was its name?”]
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