John Hartwell Lt. Colonel Forum Host Joined Aug 27, 2011 Location Central Massachusetts May 10, 2021 #1 [Vermont Journal, 29 Nov.1862]
donna Brev. Brig. Gen'l Forum Host Joined May 12, 2010 Location Now Florida but always a Kentuckian May 10, 2021 #2 That's a great story. Now we have a turtle mascot.
Western Reserve Volunteer Sergeant Joined May 12, 2018 May 10, 2021 #3 Putting a hole in the poor things shell seems a bit cruel, but I suppose it better than loosing him again. I love they named it Gen McClellan ! If the picture above is any indication, he must have been useful for keeping grubs & maggots out of the hardtack!
Putting a hole in the poor things shell seems a bit cruel, but I suppose it better than loosing him again. I love they named it Gen McClellan ! If the picture above is any indication, he must have been useful for keeping grubs & maggots out of the hardtack!
K Kurt G 2nd Lieutenant Joined May 23, 2018 May 10, 2021 #4 If they drilled the hole in the edge of its shell it wouldn't have harmed it . Box turtles can live 50 to possibly 100 years , so it may have outlived the soldiers. I assume they named it General McClellan because it moved slowly.
If they drilled the hole in the edge of its shell it wouldn't have harmed it . Box turtles can live 50 to possibly 100 years , so it may have outlived the soldiers. I assume they named it General McClellan because it moved slowly.
lupaglupa Major Forum Host Joined Apr 18, 2019 Location Upstate New York May 10, 2021 #5 I love these stories from the soldiers lives.