The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-06-27
WAR STORIES.
Some Famous War Horses.
Washington Star.

Ihat VIII sLanu the naru5hlps OF an
active campaign, requires keen dis.
crimlnation and judgment. a mere
horse Will not do so. Aside from this
conformation, which should be more
or less compact, and bone which
should be of dense quality and Of fair
~ good size, he must have some pre-
tensions of good breeding. Without
the latter no horse can stand the
wear and tear Of active service in the
field, service moro exhaustive than
any other known, because frequently
he must go on short rations while be-
ing ridden desperately for hours at o
time, and frequently compelled to 20
supperless to bed. In addition to
breeding he muot have such necessary
qualities as intelligence, good dispo-
sition and oheerfulness of tempera
ment and must respond promptly to
bis masters command, whether on
the firing line or on review. AS q
general proposition the better the war
horse ie bred the better fitted he is
FOR his arduous duties.
When President Theodore Roose-
welt RODE to tho war with Spain he se.
leoted Texas-bred horse Of medium
size, a bay in color, and which ho call.
ed Texas, in honor of its native State.
proved to be one Of those wiry aud
tough beasts for which the Southern
plains are noted, aud Of the breed
Fremont rode in his long and rapid
trips in times Of stress and danger in
southern California, sometimee cover
ing over 100 miles in day, the ami
mails only forage being buffalo grass.
10 be historically correct, however,
the president took to Cuba two horses,
one OF which died while being landed,
the survivor being Texas. The latter
was the presidents mount during bis
service in Cuba and returned with him
to Oyster Bay. There he died a few
years since, and the president, out Of
gratitude for The faithful service of
the beast, gave him decent burial on
Sycamore hill. Doubtless some day
the president will erect o7er Texas
remains monument on which will be
inscribed fitting words.
Gen. Robert E. Lee, like nearly
al the Lees' was not only splendid
figure on horse. but o fine horsemsn
and good Judge Of q horse. Whsn
q young man, and in middle life, he
liked . dash Of thoroughbred in bis
mounts. His father, the celebrated
Light Horse Harry" Of the Revolu.
tionsry war, was, next to Washipgton,
the best horsenan in the continental
army, and the most commanding fis.
uEe. The Lees OF Virgins inherited
their leve> for the horse and ease,
grace and skill in the saddle from .
lopg line Of ancestors who had served
their king In the field. It was one Of
Robt.. E. Lees progenisors, Lionel
Lee, who rode to the Crusadss with
j tho iion.hoatt5aa Richard, Rita aud i Is 70
lated that the coat OF armor worn By
ehia Lee can still be seen in the Tow
or Of London. It was general Lee 8
father who imported into this section
the celebrated Lindsay's Arabian from
New England. Tho horse stood in
the district Of Columbia one or two
seasons subsequent TO the Revolution
ary war, and it is a matter Of history
that his get were highly priced hess
and in Virginia. Washington and
Light Horse Harry had noticed
during the war that :ahe New England
men were mounted on horses Of nm.
usual beauty, strength, courage and
endurance, and learned that nee-!y s.,
we're descendants OF q horse called
Lindssy's Arabian. /. Whether he he vas
fnllblood or not 10. not knowns, It
was at Washington's suggestion, that
Henry, Lee purehaaed the stallion.
Pure-bted Arabians are olassed ia the
stud books as thoroughbrsds and Dan
be registered ~ suoh. js':. .: s*J
Gen: Robert, p. Lee's. favorite war i
charger was . oob.bpilt gray igsldins
eslled Traveller, probably named ate.
the celebrated running horse that his
father had once owned which vas :
SON Of the, thorough ghbred, Traveller.
The gray gelding was foAied in Wss.
Virgins, whore Ger Les discovered
him, and he: rode him injS Ssverry battle
70 which he was :sengaged from; ,hs
siege Of Richmond unsil ne surrsn. III,
dsred the Army Of Northern Virssinis
g Appomattox Court House ID Gan.
Grant. Traveller survived his i; msster aa
ono q two years, when his life s s. vas d
ont short b. look Jaw ono jof Sic fcet .ss,;
being pnnoturad !, 81 :E 4 ruat;yv :naii. 1