The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-10-27
Famous War Horse.

battle of Balaklava of the Crimea, was
ouartered for several years in the i'm
mediate vicinity Of Cincinnati, and
died at a natural death at ripe old
age in the neighborhood Of Morrow, O.
When the blundering order for the
charge of the Light Brigade was given
Capt. Nolan was in command. AS
the men charged into the "vallcy Of
DEATH" Nolan, on his conspicuous
white Arab, spurred far in advance of
ala fine mark for Russian rifle
man. With his sword high uplifted
and cheer on his lips he was struck
in the breast by fragment Of shell,
thrown in the Russians first dis
charge, and instantly killed. His
sword dropped from. his hand, but the
arm retained its upright position and
his left hand the bride rein, as the
horse instinctively turned back, and
galloped toward the brigade. AS the
files opened to let him pass an un-
earthly shrek rent the air, said by
some to have been the last agonizing
cry of Nolan, in vain effort to turn
the brigade from its impending doom,
but thought by others to be the re-
suit of no human will, but due rather
to those ''spasmodic forces which may
act upon the form when life has ceas-
ed."
Straight. into the Russian guns:
which were opened full upon them,
dashed the brigade, and ''then they
rode back; but not, not the six hum
dred." The immense loss was "only
counterbalanced,' says one, "by the
brillianceof the attack and the gal
lantry, order and discipline which dis
tinguishedit. +"
The remnant Of the Light Brigade
was sent over to Quebec to recuperate,
and with them Nolan's white Arab,
with two slight saber cuts in his side.
He carried the marks to his death.
After his masters death the horse
was called Nolan. While in Quebec
Lester Taylor, a wholesale cotton
merchant Of Cincinnati, purchased
him and brought him to Cincinnati,
where he shortly afterward sold him
to August LIE Broot.
lie Broot was Frenchman. The
lie, Broots owned a pretty summer
house atSouth Covington, KY, on the
cliffs of Licking River, and now known
as Dinmore park. Luxurious quarters
were fitted up for Nolan. A French
zouaye was brought from France to
cure for him, and handsome jet black
stallion, called Sultan, purchased in
Algiers by Mr.. lie Broot on one Of his
numerous trips to Europe. Nolan was
magnificent creature, fifteen and a
half hands high, snow white, with
name and tail like strands Of burnish-
ed silver, and nostrels like pink satin;
feet as the wind under the saddle
the only use to which he was put
with swinging, easy gait, most in
viting to the equestrian lover high
spirited, yet gentle withal as a fawn.
Both Nolan and Sultan were regularly
exercised in a ring laid out on one
part Of the grounds for that purpose.
So docile was Nolan that the two lit
tie daughters Of the house were much
given to climbing upon his back dur
ing this exercise. If either CHANGED
to slip and fall beneath the feet of the
horse while in motion he would stop
instantly, and, with che zouave's cry
to the child, ''Tranquiel, trsnquiel !"
meaning be quiet, would, with rare
intelligence, bend his head and care
fully push the little one from his
path.
{ On one of the ravaging expeditions
of the Union troops stationed at Fort
Mitchell, few miles distant from the
LIE Broot residence, both horses were
taken from the stables. Mr.. LIE Broot
was away from home. Upon his re-
turn, with the impetuosity and deci-
sive action of the typical FreDchman.
he started at once with the zouave in
hot pursuit of the animals. Some
four miles from home he came across
them, feathered and in charge Of a
subaltern. lie Broot covered the man
with his pistols while the zouave
softly secured the horses. He then
directed the latter to take them across
the Ohio River, into Brown County,
Chic, he himself riding on into Gov
ington, KY, and straight to the old
Planters house, where the command
ing officer Of the troops, Gen. Stan
hope, was stopping. There he def