New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-31
HOW HORSES ACT IN BATTLE.
From Tho san Francisco Chronicle.

From Tho san Francisco Chronicle.
at is remarkable how quickly horses adapt them.
Every arileryman Knows that they learn the tugle
calls and the evolutions quicker than the men, as
rule For one a 5aas hes soon t se9G rSus stem or
the usual marching step. II the horses did not acquire
the same gait as the infantry there would BE- Sy
that Is, between the infantry and the cavalry sfuery
and the commanders and their escorts. 49,,
will themselves preserve their alignment as well a
the infantry. shall always remember ono illusra
ton OF this trait, which noticed at an exciting
and critical period OF battle In order to save soma
II our infantry from being surrounded and captured
quickly mounted the cannoneers on tn" guns, end md
put the whole battery at dead galop across stretch
OF meadow about half a mile wide. was quite &c
stoned 70 such sshrs but when We were ha nM.S
! was lost In admiration OF the magnificent picture:
Every driver was plying whip and spur me 1870, Tr
and every horse reeklnR with foam and fun OF anime
ton and excitement, was strainlns every muscle a.
straight line drawn along in front would have iouched
tho heads OF the lead horses in front OF the sx gSns
That was an artillery charge. one of the most thrus
sights In the evOluOns Of war. -, A.. A,,-,,
ait is surprising how quickly they learn " ouss
first sergeant ssked what call that wss as us
6ogo blew some command I hat "a pm, noS how
% march SAP don't ti0T Know on ' 3" said but my horse
knows. Let the frs: note Of the teed or %ster ts
Inc and neishInS Once, IN a. terrible storm our
horses and those OF several other batteries Hecke oos
ard theuS wild rush among Iho adt4iFFN
got horses in the morning All was cScttrheh'I ~ ~.
the horses were hard to SET, but when O'Irn VIZ
bigcr to mount q stump and blow the iccd car "a.
horses all made such mad rush FOR our battery VIA S,
the could hardly get out OF tho way QucAV
enough -
When IL comes 10 battle, a horse seems 20 knew
everything that Is going on but no does his duy
nohly, and TO be IN bis element lie eiSSGffs
into the spirit Of the battle Rke human being nc
shows no fear OF death and IL Is singular that II hIs
mate Is shot down no will turn to Hook az MIN 49,
seem pleased. horse In MY battery was once strios
by piece of shell. which split his skull, 50 that on
sido was loose. Tho diver turned him loose, o9t ~
walked up by the side OF the gun and watched 70.
firing, and when q shot wGs fired would look away u
the direction OF the enemy, as II TO see the ehect
the shot when a she'll would burst By he woula
calmly turn and look at II. When no saw his own
team going back for ammunition he ran back 20 ns
own place and galloped back 10 the caSson with ne
rest. when tho lieutenant pushed him aside TO pat
in another horse, he looked at the other sorVw
fully while he being harnessed up, and when pc
him he lay down and died. The lieutenant strongly
asserted that ne died az a broken heart.
Al tho tgne that Adams's, JaclcSons and Preston
rtgades charged AZ hurfrecsboro officer wss
killed and the brgades were driven back But lhe
fallen officers horse had not been taught ~ rcFe,
and no did not. He Just esne d fall speed through
tho battery, and ten you he looked simply grana-
lie was a large, fine animal, hs nostrik wero OK.
tended vide, his eyes fairly hlaze, and be elnched
the wind and with bis saddle flaps nylng be looked IS
Il no were dying himself instead Of running Eroy.
body gave him wldo berth, and calicd 70 the ~,
fantry that would give 800 10 the man who woua
catch him. but no one tried II, and he 10 running sss
for oil know Of him.