William Dudley Foulke

William Dudley Foulke is Irving Morrell's divisional commander in eastern Kentucky. When Morrell is transferred to the General Staff in Philadelphia in the spring of 1915, Foulke gives him a translated copy of Vegetius' book on war, a treat Morrell relishes on the long train ride east.

In real life, William Dudley Foulke was a literary critic who translated many works, and was also made a member of the Civil Service by Theodore Roosevelt.