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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.
Robert E. Lee: 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
In his stable, Traveller, the favorite horse of retired Civil War general Robert E. Lee, relates the story of his life and experiences to his feline friend Tom.His narrative, meant to begin in the early spring of 1866, follows the events of the war as seen through a horse's eyes, from the time he was bought by General Lee in 1862 until Lee's death in 1870.
The Robert E. Lee won the race. [191] The steamboat inspired the 1912 song Waiting for the Robert E. Lee by Lewis F. Muir and L. Wolfe Gilbert. [192] In more modern times, the USS Robert E. Lee, a George Washington-class submarine built in 1958, was named for Lee, [193] as was the M3 Lee tank, produced in 1941 and 1942.
The horse was not a representation of Robert E. Lee's horse Traveller, whose modest scale Mercié believed would not suit the overall composition. Traveller was replaced by a stronger looking thoroughbred. [12] Lee stood 14 feet (4.3 m) high atop his horse and the entire statue was 60 feet (18 m) tall including a stone base designed by Paul Pujol.
A crowd cheered early Wednesday as a towering statue of Confederate leader Robert E. Lee was taken down in Virginia. The bronze, 21-foot sculpture depicting the general atop a horse was removed ...
Lee's service during the American Revolution as a cavalry officer in the Continental Army earned him the nickname by which he is best known, "Light-Horse Harry". [ note 1 ] He was the father of Confederate general Robert E. Lee , who led the Army of Northern Virginia against the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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