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- Aug 27, 2011
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- Central Massachusetts
Here’s a brief anthology of threads about three of the less-renowned of our four-footed (mostly) friends, and their Civil War experiences.
The Three Bears
We’ve only had a few threads about Smokey’s kin, in both the army and the navy. Young bears are both amusing and tractable. But, as they age, they tend to become insubordinate, and were usually given their discharge,
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/general-shelbys-pet-battery-and-their-pet-bear.139875/#post-1680424
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/a-...enlistment-on-uss-wabash.140876/#post-1701942
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/wh...prising-series-of-events.159692/#post-2086317
A few Nervous Chickens
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/dick-chicken-of-the-regiment.172806/#post-2253666
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/two-bears-two-goats-and-a-chicken.160124/#post-2092805
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/biddy-the-chicken-goes-to-war.144274/#post-1779168
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/nellie-general-lees-chicken.134052/#post-1528719
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/rooster-in-the-ranks.9252/#post-106191
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/william-mckinleys-two-footed-friends.134742/
And, mustn’t miss one of Annie’s marvellous photographic extravaganzas, featuring multiple chickens:
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/we...red-and-less-fluffy-love.137338/#post-1614388
And, very briefly, Alligators
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/alligator-fever.142629/#post-1744141
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/puppy-pig-and-gator-pets-of-the-47th-new-york.141200/
[That photo, btw, is from another of Annie’s great photo essays: https://civilwartalk.com/threads/pu...goat-and-oh-good-heavens.128096/#post-1407985]
How about couple of more critters of the cold-blooded persuasion:
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/union-the-turtle-of-the-26th-ohio.140785/#post-1699974
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/unusual-pets-of-famous-civil-war-figures.156436/ (“Braxton Bragg had a pet reptile, that drank from a bowl of milk, commonly said to be a rattlesnake.” Seems appropriate.)
More examples of all of these can also be found in one or another of the many posts in our Four Footed Friends forum that offer stories or just brief mentions of the almost limitless range of critters that were mascots, pets, helpers, heroes and, yes, victuals of our Civil War. Just a few of these are listed below:
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/two-bears-two-goats-and-a-chicken.160124/#post-2092805
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/pu...goat-and-oh-good-heavens.128096/#post-1407985
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/th...and-an-owl-named-minerva.151281/#post-1919888
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/we...furred-feathered-and-less-fluffy-love.137338/
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/era-children-and-pets-changes-never-too-dear.113901/
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-critters-of-the-79th-new-york-“highlanders”.141109/
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/puppy-pig-and-gator-pets-of-the-47th-new-york.141200/
So, take a look, they're fun and informative!
We’ve only had a few threads about Smokey’s kin, in both the army and the navy. Young bears are both amusing and tractable. But, as they age, they tend to become insubordinate, and were usually given their discharge,
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/general-shelbys-pet-battery-and-their-pet-bear.139875/#post-1680424
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/a-...enlistment-on-uss-wabash.140876/#post-1701942
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/wh...prising-series-of-events.159692/#post-2086317
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/dick-chicken-of-the-regiment.172806/#post-2253666
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/two-bears-two-goats-and-a-chicken.160124/#post-2092805
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/biddy-the-chicken-goes-to-war.144274/#post-1779168
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/nellie-general-lees-chicken.134052/#post-1528719
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/rooster-in-the-ranks.9252/#post-106191
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/william-mckinleys-two-footed-friends.134742/
And, mustn’t miss one of Annie’s marvellous photographic extravaganzas, featuring multiple chickens:
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/we...red-and-less-fluffy-love.137338/#post-1614388
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/alligator-fever.142629/#post-1744141
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/puppy-pig-and-gator-pets-of-the-47th-new-york.141200/
[That photo, btw, is from another of Annie’s great photo essays: https://civilwartalk.com/threads/pu...goat-and-oh-good-heavens.128096/#post-1407985]
How about couple of more critters of the cold-blooded persuasion:
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/union-the-turtle-of-the-26th-ohio.140785/#post-1699974
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/unusual-pets-of-famous-civil-war-figures.156436/ (“Braxton Bragg had a pet reptile, that drank from a bowl of milk, commonly said to be a rattlesnake.” Seems appropriate.)
More examples of all of these can also be found in one or another of the many posts in our Four Footed Friends forum that offer stories or just brief mentions of the almost limitless range of critters that were mascots, pets, helpers, heroes and, yes, victuals of our Civil War. Just a few of these are listed below:
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/two-bears-two-goats-and-a-chicken.160124/#post-2092805
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/pu...goat-and-oh-good-heavens.128096/#post-1407985
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/th...and-an-owl-named-minerva.151281/#post-1919888
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/we...furred-feathered-and-less-fluffy-love.137338/
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/era-children-and-pets-changes-never-too-dear.113901/
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-critters-of-the-79th-new-york-“highlanders”.141109/
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/puppy-pig-and-gator-pets-of-the-47th-new-york.141200/
So, take a look, they're fun and informative!
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