The New York herald., 1862-12-24
IIss pcctiosa of Army Horses.
WARRINGTON, ID. c., De

NAsifsGToS, y. c., Dec. 1s 1902.
GtssRAt-Parsuant to your orders visited the Army
OF The Potomac on the f2h instant inspect tue horses
ana raules il The cavalry artillery and Of the
The .movemen, of tro,ps on that day and the Gu
ssgement at Fredericksburg that followed during the six
Gays that remained with the army, gave bat little
opportunity 10 see tho management OF the horse depart
meht in detail thous had the opportunity 10 SEE them
on duly.
Having goae there very unfsvorasly impressed with
accounts drswn from the dark side Of the picture by those
taking the rejected aud disabled OF the armv as
their standpoint, found these better
than had expected. The mule teams with some excep.
tons, were IN good condon: aud doubt 4, eyer an
army unicr similar clFcrs.anc was better prov ie
Tor 81 ia respect;
The cavalry byses su3s most and naay o. them we're
perform EXCURSIONS that re,uire from twenty
iour TO thifysx hours without food or rest the hey
weight they have u carry aud the 1osSl iaaaacr in
ca they arc ridden. makes almost lnposs be to be
Otherwise except they were treated with the greses,
'Ie lne artillery horses suticr much oat grade
better than the cavalry.
The greatest aud dev,ructioa 0. the horses IL Tho
array d believe, the want OF skill fsdgiucnt and care
d the iueiysls mon I, biz indiyduli horse. more
esea' 'o'. Gg aier q isis dctaii by the oat,-s IL
charge would be highly beneficial, tbs good eiecta OF
va "a ba been seea IN spiov Instances where a.!geacs
ha been exercised wish Judgment b. oacers attending
70 tas important; bg' much negccted dirty.
Every insn who Is permitted t. ride ho4se shoud la
conlsed ~ daiy, he has nsi the hamin,y rIcrsl
principe, 10 see that the horse las every INV.
or TO give, that he j. properly grooned waersi and fed
The manner n which food Is given, whore o,y sum.
NiSs.y uAut lutoftabt. as uNiel ~ wasted
and tranpss nder foot.
believe that for elyairy service oa winter campaign,
saddle blanket 10 cover the back aud lons Of the horse
20 be left on VIXEN the saddle ia removed would be Of
grca, service Toe Arabs, who live with tncorse
than aly other people. aDt vino older N Lors emsn
ship than any other nation n the world never re
move thesaddie from the1orscs back whca on a long
Journey and their ssjdles hava always blankets ar.
acet thu, the back aud lOns O. the ho se They
argue that tbis Vita wc. heated by ritug should
be made 70 feel the effects OF cold.
As who loves the horse, VIII appreciates his intc
gencc and keen sensbnAies aud Gan sntcpae bis wants
do t,os deeply depore the detection of spirit. suffering
and loss Of lie consequent upon the cxgc1css oc war
bnt while war RACES tbs law must coatnuc.
in an army OF atty thousand horses. sabec 10 the
sctvse AID exposure OF the army there necessarily
be large per ccnage Of disabled and diseased L,rses
cor tatn y accnmuiatne II IL ever ~ the soldiers
of the army, who are scf with intelligence and rsasoa
sd whose rst law Of nature self preservation and Cor
the comfort and welfare o whom the greatest energies or
How IL be otherwise with the horses liz il moi
invocble 10 exposure, which he can scarcely bear a.
well a. msa, and with whom he must scr alike II NOT
more. W time n war.
am hurry TO the extensive hospitals lately erected
~ THIS cits 10 restore disabled horses bepce they ara
condc,d ON the best and economical princips and
VIII bavo no doubt, be the means of restoring thou
SANDS o horsos u The army that VIII DO better on their
second service than they werc on their lyt
Hoping that The government WILL as an act OF hunani
" as we'll ~ economy every effort in s ROVER for
the protection of this noble animal remain General
very truly your obedicnt servant, JNO s. kAREY
10 Najor General UAIiBY, C,mtnsn In CHIEF Iuited
states ffmy, Washington, Il. Z. i