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Old 06-23-2007, 03:44 PM
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Post your answer by 6pm (eastern) on Wednesday, as I am leaving town for a couple weeks, and will be 'unconnected'.

This is a kind of a 'throw away' follow-up to our last question.

As we may have learned from our diligent research (!) for last week's question, Grant used several different horses during the war. One of these was named Jeff Davis.
- What other war horse, originally named Jeff Davis, was renamed by it's new owner, also a general? Give the new name of the horse and the name of the general.

'Extra Credit' - What famous figure from the Civil War era, at one time owned a dog with the same name (tho a different spelling) as the horse in the question above?



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Old 06-23-2007, 07:05 PM
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Traveller/Robert E. Lee

Exrta credit: Jefferson Davis
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Old 06-23-2007, 10:54 PM
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Cool horses and dogs

General Lee's horse, Traveller wsa originally named Jeff Davis. And I believe it Was Jeff Daivs that owned a dog named traveller.
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Old 06-24-2007, 09:41 AM
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Bumping the thread.
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Old 06-26-2007, 02:31 PM
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Traveller

General Robert E . Lee

As for the exter credit , I am sorry to say I could not find it , and I am waiting sitting on the edge of my chair to find out what the answer is .
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Old 06-26-2007, 06:19 PM
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The horse was Traveller. The general was Robert E. Lee.
Darned if I can find the dog.
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Old 06-27-2007, 07:13 PM
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All those who replied got the correct horse and the correct general: Traveller and Robert E. Lee.

The 'extra credit' question was done mostly for fun, but also to sort of bring those horse questions full circle.

Jefferson Davis, with his dog, Traveler,
at Beauvoir


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