New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-26
HoEsrs TIT rRG SOLDIERS LoTED
CHARGERS TuAr SEEMED IS FOND or BATTLE A.
THEIR RIDERS

CHARGERS TUAT SEEMED As FOND or BATTLE As
THEIR RIDERS.
Several horses became famous in the War of
tie Rebellion from their association VIII famous COM
maudcIs Probably tic only survivor OF them all Is
"Oh souci," Stoucwdil Jlckson's charger. General
Jackson rode hin in al the battles IN which he took part
and was or his back when he received The wound
from which he died. After passing through yJ-ious
hAuGs. Ol so~rcl s.nt 30 Ms. Jackson,
who att rward kavo him to The Nl-
try Institute at Lexington, Virginia. He
is about thirty years old, and his marc tail and feocFs
have nearly an disappeared, one hair 40 Tine, thro-h
the persistence OF relic huutors.' Tie morse j. still
spirited although SIN u his joints lie is general
fsvoritc aud greatly petod at the Military Institute
In the Ordnance Museum on Governors Island j. the
stuffed and mounted skin OF the celebrated charger thai
bore General sheridan TO Ninche>ter-"t twenty miles
away" IIc lOael iE the fan OF 1893 NJ Grand
Rapids Michigan ana died Oc, 6bcr2. 1873. lie WAS
taken into the army by au olcr. in to - MIcbig.u
Ctval " Of which sheridan Wa, colonel, ANA WAS pre-
scnted 10 sheridan by Captain Clwphel IN tho name oi
thc officers Of the regiment General sheridan was Oh
his back nearly every battle which DE- fought from the
beginning the end OF the war. lie was never wounded
and had 40 superiors as field horse Amouc other
color marks lie had three white feet which are supposed
by surelstit GUS people to bring Hl-luck to Tho
rider. This superstition Will have 10 DO
changed s gty in view OF the fortunes OF sIcIdaHs
horse three white must now be construed 10 mean
in the sense Of Presidential candidaclud u tue heat
of battle his bdr ulnad TO brilliant black, doubtes,
owing 10 peisprtilou
"DlcE," ftvori,c war hor7" died IN r-".ro, =. y,
last January lie was porn in $50 n Mex CO. ltt little
village whose old academy has sent many noted men
ont Iato the Worlu-tiuNcruurz, scholars, statesmen
poets, and sccI Jets Dick ~- as carefully t o al tc
culd or fond parent when. Do lNGl, the war broke
out and tho gallant Twenty fourth Ncw-Aulk was
lZrd CsWtgO County clDIriH looked around Tor
horse 10 send vlt Adiuiaut Robert Oliver Jr, tO tho
front. Colonel James Doyle and William d. Phelps
selected ck When Ac regiment had proceeded as iras
MIRA Colonel DOVE oycrtOOh d auu bad fIc stt-ltc-
ton OF seeing DlCk mounted hy Adluttnt DIVER. D'cE
went the front with the boys, who p-ttcu nam as ihrr
an understanding OF the dangerous and important woIk
assigned 10 Inn. Al" showed himself aJ Intelligent,
Weli-ll posed nal, sharing some Oh the IaJu7 dlu
almost drinking ont Of the cautccu with the
IL 10 -ymIItlIZr with them. Great battles
came their Turn. The fields OF carnage founi DICK
aud his master the ore. Tie streams Of blood, the
fl.nt OF shells, the IaIu OF balls. mai 40 teT.Or- los
him with flashing eyes and skin covered with foam Ar
dashed through the horrors uf battle fearless OF the
OF artillery and OF all the terrible s-uts and sounds
around hin. lie fought, hg1iaurey speaking, at thr
second Bull Run, thdnccloryc. ,Ouii Mountain, TAI
mouth, AHtIctdm, kappdhdunock Crossing nd
Frederick burg. Although Dick was vOuu. cd
tunes he never hLchcL Robert OLE
colonel. lie diet n 1877 and Dick Wa, lett legacy
70 Robert Oliver, Ina father Lycry comfort that q
horse might enjoy hts been gratefully rendered 10 DICK
On every Fourth OF july following the war lie was
brought on and uou ted by ST. OtCr aa Marshal OF
the day. t. receive The laud.is AMI cheers o Thousand
On sich occasions tho old horse seemed regain all bis
former fire. The martial music. the flags and the
Of arms seemed c. blhg na'k the past ohn. lie
panlcs,ly as he had been stricken down by bullet