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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 4: The Cavalry (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), 13. famous chargers (search)
his charger to Traveller and from the date of purchase it became almost a daily sight to see the commander astride the gray, riding about the camp. There were a number of battle horses in Lee's stables during the war. There were Grace Darling, Brown roan, Lucy long, Ajax, and Richmond, but of them all Traveller became the especial companion of the general. The fine proportions of this horse immediately attracted attention. He was gray in color, with black points, a long mane and long flowi years the mare became feeble and seemed to lose interest in life, and when Lucy long reached about thirty-three years of age a son of General Lee mercifully chloroformed the veteran war-horse of the Army of Northern Virginia. Richmond, Ajax, and Brown roan each in turn proved unequal to the rigors of war. General Rufus Ingalls' charger Like General Grant's Cincinnati, this horse was present at Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Major-General Rufus Ingalls was chief quartermaster of the Army