# 12 Mascot (03-12-15)

[St Albans Raid]

The 43rd MS infantry Volunteers had a mascot, what type animal was their mascot?

 

[capt13th]

Old Douglas the Camel

 

[Littlestown]

camel

 

[BrrrBRRRR]

A camel named Douglas

 

[Cumpston1862]

A camel named "Old Douglas".

 

[O' Be Joyful]

A camel named Old Douglas. KIA at Vicksburg

 

[lelliott19]

"Old Douglas" was a domesticated camel. He has a marker at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Vicksburg. Heres a link to Old Douglas' Find A Grave Memorial which includes a picture (of the marker not the camel.) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13890400

 

[chellers]

camel

 

[Copperhead-mi]

Camel

 

[Brenal]

A camel called Old Douglas.

 

[Seduzal]

A Carmel named Douglas

 

[Stony]

camel

 

[GELongstreet]

A camel.

 

[Mark F. Jenkins]

A stick insect. They kept losing him during the battles, but they could always find another one.

Edit - Your answer is incorrect, though the 43rd Mississippi might have appreciated the suggestion. Would have been a lot easier to take care of than a camel.

Hoosier

 

[rhettbutler1865]

A CAMEL.

 

[hoosier]

I found references indicating that the 43rd Mississippi was nicknamed the Camel Regiment, so my answer is - a camel.

 

[rhettbutler1865]

The 43rd MS infantry Volunteers had a mascot, what type animal was their mascot?

A CAMEL.

 

[sarladaise]

Douglas the Camel

 

[ErnieMac]

Douglas the camel.

 

[NFB22]

Camel