Grand Old Man of the Army - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Grand Old Man of the Army may refer to one of two career military men:

General Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott was a United States Army general, and unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Whig Party in 1852....

(1786–1866), United States Army General serving from the War of 1812 to the American Civil War, a fifty year career
General Sir Anthony Blaxland Stransham
Anthony Blaxland Stransham
General Sir Anthony Blaxland Stransham, GCB , was a British military officer.-Background:Stransham was the son of Lt. Col...

(1805–1900), British Army general, a fifty-three year career

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