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- Aug 8, 2011
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- Gettysburg area
I haven't had an opportunity to read the 2018 book "General Custer, Libbie Custer and Their Dogs," but according to its author, Brian Duggan, officers' dogs tended to be larger than enlisted men's dogs. It certainly makes sense that dogs who were big required more food and were more difficult to transport, when that was needed, and that officers would be better able to provide for a large dog's greater needs. Now I keep noticing the size of the dogs in Civil War photos, illustrations, and written accounts, and how it might relate to the rank of their soldiers. I'm sure there were many exceptions, but here are a few depictions that fit that pattern.
And one of my favorite exceptions!
And one of my favorite exceptions!