Trivia 3-2-16 True or False

[donna]

It is true.

 

[FarawayFriend]

Incredible!! The answer is: True !!

At the battle of Shiloh the Confederates left on the field a rawboned horse, very ugly and apparently good for nothing. As a joke, the officer who found this animal on the field, sent it with his compliments, to Colonel Lagow, one of my father's aides-de-camp, who always kept a very excellent mount and was a man of means. The other officers of the staff "jollied" the colonel about this gift. When my father saw him, he told the colonel that the animal was a thoroughbred and a valuable mount and that if he, Lagow, did not wish to keep the horse he would be glad to have him. Because of his appearance he was named "Kangaroo," and after a short period of rest and feeding and care he turned out to be a magnificent animal and was used by my father during the Vicksburg campaign.
http://www.granthomepage.com/grantequestrian.htm

 

[JOHN42768]

True. The war weary horse was left by the Confederates at the battle of Shiloh and was presented to Col. Lagon as a joke. General Grant offered to take him if Lagon didn't want him. Grant had him well taken care of and he recovered into a great horse which Grant used at Vicksburg,

 

[57th Indiana Infantry]

True

Favorite
Cincinnati - acquired in 1864

secondary
Jack
Kangaroo
Jeff Davis
Fox

1st on re-entering the Army in 1861
Methuselah

first horse in battle
Rondy

Frederick Grant, son of General Grant
"At the battle of Shiloh the Confederates left on the field a rawboned horse, very ugly and apparently good for nothing. As a joke, the officer who found this animal on the field, sent it with his compliments, to Colonel Lagow, one of my father's aides-de-camp, who always kept a very excellent mount and was a man of means. The other officers of the staff "jollied" the colonel about this gift. When my father saw him, he told the colonel that the animal was a thoroughbred and a valuable mount and that if he, Lagow, did not wish to keep the horse he would be glad to have him. Because of his appearance he was named "Kangaroo," and after a short period of rest and feeding and care he turned out to be a magnificent animal and was used by. my father during the Vicksburg campaign."

http://civilwartalk.com/threads/kangaroo.3306/

 

[sarladaise]

True

 

[rhettbutler1865]

True or false

At Vicksburg, one of the horses ridden by General Grant was named Kangaroo.

credit: @chellers

True.

 

[BrrrBRRRR]

True

 

[James N.]

True; another was Little Jeff

 

[hoosier]

According to the Horses of the Civil War subforum of The Civil War A to Z here at CivilWarTalk, the answer to this question is True.

 

[MaryDee]

True.
http://www.granthomepage.com/grantequestrian.htm quoting Frederick Grant:
"At the battle of Shiloh the Confederates left on the field a rawboned horse, very ugly and apparently good for nothing. As a joke, the officer who found this animal on the field, sent it with his compliments, to Colonel Lagow, one of my father's aides-de-camp, who always kept a very excellent mount and was a man of means. The other officers of the staff "jollied" the colonel about this gift. When my father saw him, he told the colonel that the animal was a thoroughbred and a valuable mount and that if he, Lagow, did not wish to keep the horse he would be glad to have him. Because of his appearance he was named "Kangaroo," and after a short period of rest and feeding and care he turned out to be a magnificent animal and was used by. my father during the Vicksburg campaign."

Grant also acquired "Jeff Davis" during the Vicksburg campaign, according to the above source.

 

[chellers]

Credit for question.

 

[lelliott19]

True
Frederick Grant, son of General Grant said, "At the battle of Shiloh the Confederates left on the field a rawboned horse, very ugly and apparently good for nothing. As a joke, the officer who found this animal on the field, sent it with his compliments, to Colonel Lagow, one of my father's aides-de-camp, who always kept a very excellent mount and was a man of means. The other officers of the staff "jollied" the colonel about this gift. When my father saw him, he told the colonel that the animal was a thoroughbred and a valuable mount and that if he, Lagow, did not wish to keep the horse he would be glad to have him. Because of his appearance he was named "Kangaroo," and after a short period of rest and feeding and care he turned out to be a magnificent animal and was used by. my father during the Vicksburg campaign." http://www.granthomepage.com/grantequestrian.htm

 

[CjkCjkCJk]

I am saying True, because Kangroo was Ulysses S. Grant's secondary horse.

 

[BlueGrayBlood]

True or false

At Vicksburg, one of the horses ridden by General Grant was named Kangaroo.

credit: @chellers

True
If you are to believe sources found on civilwartalk.com

I found this article Donna, it concerns General Grant's drunken escapade on the Yazoo river. As reported by Chicago Times man Sylvanus Cadwallader:


Grant was using a borrowed horse on the expedition, a spirited beast named Kangaroo, for his tendency to rear and plunge whenever he was mounted. Grant saddled up and kicked his spurs into Kangaroo's flanks. Horse and rider were off like lightning, with the cavalry escort and Cadwallader hopelessly trailing. Cadwallader remembered Grant recklessly cutting through the camps, scattering campfires, riding over soldiers, crossing guarded bridges and risking fire from the pickets.After three-fourths of a mile the race ended with Grant slowing Kangaroo to a walk and Cadwallader catching up and seizing the reins from the general. Cadwallader led horse and rider off the road and persuaded Grant to take a nap, using his saddle as a pillow.

A link to the full article:

http://www.historynet.com/truth-behind-us-grants-yazoo-river-bender.htm

FourLeafClover, Feb 26, 2012 Report
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[7th Texas Mounted Rifles]

True.

 

[PeterT]

True

 

[Bloody 11th]

True

 

[RebYell64]

True. It was a rather disheveled horse when it was received by General Grant as it was left by the Confederates, but with some care, it turned out to be one of the best horses he had.

 

[NFB22]

True

 

[DickWilliams]

True