Horses used on the Escape Route

[BettyO]

Eva - most historians speculate that more han 1,000,000 horses and mules were killed during the war alone. Here is a great site regarding animals in the war:

http://www.reillysbattery.org/Newsleter/..._grace.htm

Most horses were of various breeds. For instance, General Lee's Traveller was a "walking horse"; more or less a Tennessee Walker, an American breed known for it's gentle gait. Lee had another lesser known war horse, Lucy Long, who was somewhat gun shy so he didn't ride her much. Mosby had a Thoroughbred, Coquette. General Grant likewise had Cincinnati, also a Throughbred. Tad Lincoln's "Little Jeff" was a small pacer - and had previously been owned by Mrs. Jefferson Davis. Lew Powell's favorite mare when he rode with Mosby was a Thoroughbred. Unfortunately, we don't know her name, other than that she was "blood bay" in color. Most of the southern horses were Walkers or American Saddlebreds while in the North, the Morgan breed was popular.

The beautiful statue of the "War Horse" is at the Virginia Historical Society (it's their logo) and is a memorial to all the animals killed and wounded in the war.

   

Thanks for the info, Bill! The article you wrote is wonderful - and yes, there is a good bet that the Booth horses did wind up as "horses of another color", living out their lives on some Southern Maryland farm - or so Mr. Hall believed....