List of horses of the American Civil War
This is a list of horses of the American Civil War and the senior Union and Confederate officers who rode them.
| Horse | Officer | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aldebaron | Sheridan, PhilipPhilip Sheridan | first horse |
| Almond Eye | Butler, Benjamin F.Benjamin F. Butler | |
| Baldy (also Old Baldy) | Meade, George G.George G. Meade | favorite horse, wounded at First Bull Run and Antietam |
| Bayard | Kearny, PhilipPhilip Kearny | secondary; Kearny was killed at Chantilly while riding this horse |
| Bill | Hunt, Henry J.Henry J. Hunt | |
| Billy | Thomas, George H.George H. Thomas | named for William T. Sherman |
| Black Bess | Morgan, John HuntJohn Hunt Morgan | |
| Blackie | Meade, George G.George G. Meade | secondary |
| Blackjack | Davis, JeffersonJefferson Davis | |
| Brown Roan | Lee, Robert E.Robert E. Lee | secondary |
| Bucephalus | Price, SterlingSterling Price | |
| Burns (AKA Black Burns) | McClellan, George B.George B. McClellan | secondary |
| Butler | Hampton, WadeWade Hampton | favorite |
| Captain | Hampton, WadeWade Hampton | |
| Charlemagne | Chamberlain, JoshuaJoshua Chamberlain | |
| Cincinnati | Grant, Ulysses S.Ulysses S. Grant | favorite horse, acquired in 1864 |
| Cornwall | Sedgwick, JohnJohn Sedgwick | secondary |
| Daniel Webster | McClellan, George B.George B. McClellan | |
| Decatur | Kearny, PhilipPhilip Kearny | secondary; horse shot through the neck at Fair Oaks |
| Dixie | Alexander, Edward PorterEdward Porter Alexander | |
| Dixie | Cleburne, PatrickPatrick Cleburne | horse killed at Battle of Perryville |
| Dolly | Sherman, William T.William T. Sherman | secondary |
| Don Juan | Custer, George ArmstrongGeorge Armstrong Custer | secondary |
| Fancy | Reynolds, John F.John F. Reynolds | favorite |
| Fanny | Gibbon, JohnJohn Gibbon | |
| Faugh-a-Ballagh | Kelly, PatrickPatrick Kelly | |
| Fire-Eater | Johnston, Albert SidneyAlbert Sidney Johnston | |
| Firefly | Rodes, Robert E.Robert E. Rodes | |
| Fleeter | Boyd, BelleBelle Boyd | |
| Fleetfoot | Taylor, Walter H.Walter H. Taylor | |
| Fly-By-Night | James Longstreet | A gift from General Lee in 1864. |
| Fox | Grant, Ulysses S.Ulysses S. Grant | |
| Gertie | Meade, George G.George G. Meade | secondary |
| Grand Old Canister | Sickles, DanielDaniel Sickles | secondary |
| Grape | Sickles, DanielDaniel Sickles | secondary |
| Grey Eagle | Buford, JohnJohn Buford | |
| Handsome Joe | Sedgwick, JohnJohn Sedgwick | secondary |
| Harry | Custer, George ArmstrongGeorge Armstrong Custer | secondary |
| Hero | Longstreet, JamesJames Longstreet | |
| Highfly | Stuart, J.E.B.J.E.B. Stuart | secondary |
| Highlander | Forrest, Nathan BedfordNathan Bedford Forrest | secondary |
| Jack | Grant, Ulysses S.Ulysses S. Grant | secondary |
| Jasper[1] | Milroy, Robert H.Robert H. Milroy | |
| Jeff Davis | Hood, John BellJohn Bell Hood | |
| Jeff Davis | Grant, Ulysses S.Ulysses S. Grant | secondary |
| Jinny | Trimble, Isaac R.Isaac R. Trimble | |
| Kangaroo | Grant, Ulysses S.Ulysses S. Grant | secondary |
| Kentuck | McClellan, George B.George B. McClellan | favorite |
| King Philip | Forrest, Nathan BedfordNathan Bedford Forrest | favorite |
| Lancer | Custer, George ArmstrongGeorge Armstrong Custer | favorite |
| Duke | Sherman, William T.William T. Sherman | Sherman in a letter in 1888 he wrote that his favorite horse throughout the American Civil War was the one he rode in Atlanta. |
| Little Sorrel (also Old Sorrel) | Jackson, StonewallStonewall Jackson | Jackson was riding Little Sorrel when fatally wounded at Chancellorsville. Little Sorrel is buried on the VMI parade deck mere feet from Jackson's famous statue. |
| Lookout | Hooker, JosephJoseph Hooker | named after the Battle of Lookout Mountain |
| Lucy Long | Lee, Robert E.Robert E. Lee | given to Lee by J.E.B. Stuart |
| Methuselah | Grant, Ulysses S.Ulysses S. Grant | first horse on re-entering the Army in 1861 |
| Milroy | Gordon, John B.John B. Gordon | horse captured from General Robert H. Milroy at Second Winchester |
| Moscow | Kearny, PhilipPhilip Kearny | favorite, but avoided riding due to his conspicuous white color |
| My Maryland | Stuart, J.E.B.J.E.B. Stuart | secondary |
| Nellie Gray | Lee, FitzhughFitzhugh Lee | horse killed at Battle of Opequon |
| Old Bill | Meade, George G.George G. Meade | secondary |
| Old Bob | Burnside, AmbroseAmbrose Burnside | |
| Old Jim | Vincent, StrongStrong Vincent | |
| Old Spot | Kilpatrick, JudsonJudson Kilpatrick | |
| Pocohontas | Steuart, George H.George H. Steuart | |
| Pretty | Gregg, David McMurtieDavid McMurtie Gregg | |
| Prince | Reynolds, John F.John F. Reynolds | secondary |
| Plug Ugly | Williams, Alpheus S.Alpheus S. Williams | |
| Rambler | Sedgwick, JohnJohn Sedgwick | favorite |
| Red Eye | Garnett, Richard B.Richard B. Garnett | |
| Red Pepper | Cleburne, PatrickPatrick Cleburne | |
| Richmond | Lee, Robert E.Robert E. Lee | |
| Rienzi (later Winchester) | Sheridan, PhilipPhilip Sheridan | renamed after Sheridan's famous ride at the Battle of Winchester |
| Rifle | Ewell, Richard S.Richard S. Ewell | |
| Roanoke | Custer, George ArmstrongGeorge Armstrong Custer | secondary |
| Roderick | Forrest, Nathan BedfordNathan Bedford Forrest | secondary |
| Rondy | Grant, Ulysses S.Ulysses S. Grant | first horse in battle |
| Sam | Sherman, William T.William T. Sherman | secondary |
| Skylark[2] | Stuart, J.E.B.J.E.B. Stuart | |
| Slicky | Pleasonton, AlfredAlfred Pleasonton | |
| Tammany | Sickles, DanielDaniel Sickles | favorite |
| Tom Telegraph[3] | Ashby, TurnerTurner Ashby | |
| Traveller | Lee, Robert E.Robert E. Lee | favorite; buried with Lee at Lee Chapel |
| Virginia | Stuart, J.E.B.J.E.B. Stuart | noted in Gettysburg Campaign[4] |
Notes
References
- Cozzens, Peter. Shenandoah 1862: Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8078-3200-4.
- Magner, Blake A. Traveller & Company, The Horses of Gettysburg. Gettysburg, PA: Farnsworth House Military Impressions, 1995. ISBN 0-9643632-2-4.
- Wert, Jeffry D. Cavalryman of the Lost Cause: A Biography of J.E.B. Stuart. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7432-7819-5.
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