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A gift from J.E.B. Stuart, Lucy Long was the primary back-up horse used by Lee Methuselah: Ulysses S. Grant: Grant's first horse upon re-entering the Army in 1861 Milroy: John B. Gordon: The horse was captured from Union General Robert H. Milroy at Second Winchester in 1863 and subsequently named after him. Moscow: Philip Kearny
Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885) was a commanding general during the Civil War and a two-term U.S. president. Born in Ohio near the Ohio River, Grant grew up around horses, possessing a natural affinity which allowed him to ride, train and manage horses from an early age.
Traveller (1857–1871) was Confederate General Robert E. Lee's most famous horse during the American Civil War.He was a gray American Saddlebred of 16 hands (64 inches, 163 cm), notable for speed, strength and courage in combat.
The Remount Service had its roots in the expansion of the Union Army during the first days of the Civil War. It was determined that the Federal Government would provide horses for all cavalry and artillery units. This was in direct contrast to the Confederate practice of making each cavalry trooper provide his own horse. Once implemented, the ...
List of horses of the American Civil War; Autumn Dew; B. Old Baldy (horse) Beechwold Chester; Black Bob (horse) Blackie (army horse) Blueskin (horse) Bucephalus; C ...
Old Baldy (ca. 1852 – December 16, 1882) was the horse ridden by Union Major General George G. Meade at the Battle of Gettysburg and in many other important battles of the American Civil War. Early life and Civil War service
The Morgan horse is one of the earliest horse breeds developed in the United States. [1] Tracing back to the foundation sire Figure, later named Justin Morgan after his best-known owner, Morgans served many roles in 19th-century American history, being used as coach horses and for harness racing, as general riding animals, and as cavalry horses during the American Civil War on both sides of ...
The 2nd Missouri Cavalry Regiment, also known officially as Merrill's Horse, [1] was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.The regiment was one of only a handful of Missouri regiments to be officially named as well as numbered.