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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 4: The Cavalry (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), 13. famous chargers (search)
alled him, had borne his master on the most successful flanking march of the war, which ended in the Confederate victory at Chancellorsville. There have not been many movements in military history so brilliant and decisive in their effect. At nightfall Jackson mounted Fancy for the last time, and rode out to reconnoiter. Galloping back to avoid the Federal bullets, he and his staff were mistaken for foes and fired upon by their own men. Jackson reeled from the saddle into the arms of Captain Milburn, severely wounded. The horse bolted toward the Union lines, but was recovered and placed in the stable of Governor John Letcher at Richmond. and for parades and ceremonial occasions. At the time of the Sanitary Fair in Chicago (1863 or 1864), General Grant gave him to the fair, where he was raffled off, bringing $4,000 to the Sanitary Commission. Soon after my father was made a brigadier-general, (August 8, 1861), he purchased a pony for me and also another horse for field servic