The value of pets in the Civil War

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This is from the same issue of The History Magazine:

Canines were admired by all ranks-including the commander in chief. During a review of the Union's 11th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment in April 1863, Abraham Lincoln doffed his stovepipe hat while greeting a "handsome brindled Staffordshire Bull Terrier" named Sallie as she marched past the review stand at the head of her regiment.

From an article:Dogs & Stripes by Michael Zucchero.