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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
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.
Horse Cavalry detachment of the U.S. Army's 1st Cavalry, demonstrating equipment and tactics of the 1880s. Although the Cavalry Bureau ceased to function before the end of the War, the need for remounts did not end with Lee's surrender in 1865. With 10 cavalry regiments in the Regular Army, the decision was made to return to the contract system ...
Staff Sergeant Reckless (c. 1948 – May 13, 1968), a decorated warhorse who held official rank in the United States military, [1] was a mare of Mongolian horse breeding. Out of a racehorse dam, [a] she was purchased in October 1952 for $250 (equivalent to $2,900 in 2023) [2] from a Korean stableboy at the Seoul racetrack who needed money to buy an artificial leg for his sister. [3]
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
To distinguish the troops of his regiment, Merrill mandated a unique uniform. The front of the tunic featured a "horse-head" panel trimmed in cavalry yellow. The mandated cap was similarly unique: a sky-blue forage cap, with an orange welt (the branch color of pre-war Dragoon regiments) in honor of Merrill's service in the 2nd Dragoons.
M1859 McClellan saddle of the Civil War period, displaying its rawhide seat covering. Fort Kearny State Park and Museum, Nebraska. The McClellan saddle is a riding saddle that was designed by George B. McClellan, after his tour of Europe as the member of a military commission charged with studying the latest developments in engineer and cavalry forces including field equipment. [1]
Horses and Mules in the Civil War: A Complete History with a Roster of More Than 700 War Horses. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0237-0. Badeau, Adam (1887). Grant in Peace. From Appomattox to Mount McGregor. Hartford: S. S. Scranton & Co. Brands, H. W. (2012). The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses S. Grant in War and Peace. New York: Doubleday.