Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-11-10
FAMOUS WAR HORSES.

FAMOUS WAR HORSES,
One war horse which has made a
splendid record for himself, and now
has his virtues, name and noble deeds
engraved on a fitting tombstone, was
the little chestnut the great Duke of
Wellington rode at the battle of
Waterloo.
Copenhagen, named after the cap
ital of Denmark, from which county
and city he came, was spirited thor
oughbred, standing fifteen hands high,
and $4,000 was the price for him.
Copenhagen served under Wellington
during the Spanish war, and for eigh-
teen hours he carried his master at
Waterloo. After this he was sent to
the dukes home, Strathfeldsaye,
in England, to take his ease.
Nine years after the Emperor Napo-
leon died at ST. Helena, an old white
horse perished of old age and pneu-
monia in England. The skeleton of
this animal is set up in the Royal
United Service Institution, in White
hall Yard, London, and to all visitors
it is pointed out as Marongo, the
charger Napoleon rode at the battle
of Waterloo. Marengo came originally
from Egypt, and was left to wander
on the dismal battlefield when the
emperor was forced to fly for his life.
An English officer found aud took
him, and he was sold to an English
general.
In English pastures, cared for by
reverent grooms, this noble horse
passed the latter years of his life far
more peacefully and happily than his
great and unfortunate master. His
portrait was painted by famous artist
and now hangs in a country house in
England.
Cincinnati, General Grants most
famous horse, was presented to him
by man also named Grant, but not
related to our great commander.
Cincinnati died as sincerely lamented
as he had lived respected.
A sober brown horse, the one he
rode Mt the surrender of Lord Corn
wallis, VS. hung with elaborate
mourning obes and lei by a groom,
i followed quietly behind the co-'in OF
- eter. Geuelal orc.
Washington. A true Nirg e..u, WAS. /.
ington was q splendid horsemtr. nu
he never settled his affection u sn,
one horse. Two or three tillos b.
: lost his horses in battle, and on on
particularly handsome white horse
Dolly, his portrait was painted.
None of his chargers weathered an,
number of severe engagements as diC
Old Sorrel and Traveller, the horses
of Robert L. Lee and Stonewall Jack
son.
Traveller carried his master through
nearly all the battles at which he com
manded, was never himself wounded,
and in mourning attended the general S
funeral. 1t is said he whinnied sadly
when the coffin was borne before him,
and shortly after in grazing about his
peaceful pasture he stuck a neil in his
foot and died of lockjaw He, like
Copenhagen, had honorable burial,
and, unlike most warhorses, he lived
out his full allowance of fifteen years.
1t was on the back of Sorrel that
Stonewall jackson received his death
wound, and the plucky little horse
then passed into the keeping of his
masters father-in-law, a clergyman,
In 1886 he died death natural to
venerable horsefesh, after having
seen nearly ten terrible battles, and
his body, very skilfully mounted, now
stands in glass case in the library
of the Soldiers Home, Virginia,
There are few American children
who do not know that General Shor-
idan's most noted black warhorse was
called Ricnzi. He too, outliyed all
the perils of war, not dying until
1876, whom his body was mounted and
now can bo seen in the museum Of
Governors Island in New York bay,