From the October 30, 2015, Popular Science "Groomed For War: What Was the Beardiest Battle of the Civil War? Researchers Compare the Facial hair of Union and Confederate Officers" by Kelsey D. Atherton.
This is taken from the Proceedings of the Natural Institute of Science.
The article had a bar graph showing the breakdown by the following categories: (For those of you wondering what some of the categories are, they show what the facial hair would look like.) The numbers are for the number of commanders sporting the facial hair.
Long Beard 54
Short Beard 41
Mustache 36
French Cut 24
Van Dyke 23
Clean Shaven 19
Chin Curtain 14
Friendly Muttonchops 10
Muttonchops 5
Muttonchops and Mustache 4
Goatees 3
More to Come. --Old Secesh
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