The National tribune., 1896-05-14
THIS HORSE WAS A HERO.
Badly Wounded i'm Battle, He Faithfully
Carried His SIaster ali Day.


Here is a story told me by James F. LYON
of the list Cav, who had no superior in val.
or and will carry TO the grave limp and 2
quarter of pound Of lead says writer in
! the Chicago Times Herald
I'VE lad in our company young German
named Schultz. His herse was his especial
pride. Sometimes Schultz went to sIeeI
without rations but his horse never Whe,
the Atlanta campaign opened, in May, 1864,
there was not a prouder soldier or a prettier
horse than Schultz and Frank IN the list.
" Our first fight Of note in that campaign
was at Narnell's Statiun, May g. Somebody
/ never mind who-made a mess of it. Our
! little brigade, the Second Of the First Cav
! airy Division, consisting of the I'd and 9TH
! Ind. and LIST Wis, commanded by Col. O. II.
/ La Grange, was thrown against Gen. Joe
! Mheelrs entire command, and we fought it
! all day. We started to charge but were
/ halted in piece of woods and were ordered
! TO fight on foot. We were already under
fire and in considerable confusion. and only
a portion of the command heard the order,
so it happened that some Of us fought as
cavalry and some as infantry
Schultz remained mounted and did he
r6ic service Early in the fight his pet was
shot As the animal made but little fuss
over ii and steadied down quickly. his rider
tn ught 1t was only a slight wound, and
remained in the battle all day, having trav-
eled many miles IN the performance Of inn
ponant and dangerous tasks, the wound
ed animal seeming 10 enter into the spirit of
the work as completely as his master. That
night at 9 O'Clock the brigade camped The
moment Frank was unSaddled he lay down.
Schultz thought it was because the horse.
I Flva tfrg,g
him and telling him in both languages what
a splendid fellow he had been that day. and
thanking him for carrying him safely through
one OF the hottest battles, lie busted himself
with supper getting.
In the forage bag were several extra ears
of corn. Alter his own repast Schultz sheIled
the corn and took il TO Frank. The horse
did not welcome him as usual. Frank was
dead and stlfiening, showing that soon after
lying down life had departed
When Schultz realized that his pet was
dead he threw the corn down, dropped by
the side OF the animal, tenderly laid one
hand on his neck and with the other gently
rubbed his head, as he had done many times
before, and sobbed like child In talking
about his loss next day he said: My poor
Frank couldn't tell me he was badly hurt
and ask 10 20 TO the hospital as ! would
have done had been shot. lie carried me
all day as if he Thought it was his duty, and
that things would so wrong if he didn't, and
when the battle was over and / was getting
supper he lay down and died. That horse
was better soldier than | am-than any
man in the regiment. Not one of us would
have fought all day with such hurt as that.
No one would have expected it of us; yet |
expected it of Frank, and he did not fail
me. | shall never think as much of any
thing again as long as / live With this
outburst the poor fellow broke down again,
and none of his comrades made light of the
young Germans SORROW they knew it was
sincere"