I am trying to check the veracity of the legend that sideburns were named after Gen. Burnside.
Fwiw, "burnsides" and "Burnside whiskers" are often found in post-War fiction and nonfiction.
25 posted on 03/24/2008 5:37:43 PM PDT by Tax-chick
("Everything is either willed or permitted by God, and nothing can hurt me." Bl. Charles de Foucauld)