Doc_Ralph
First Sergeant
- Joined
- Jul 12, 2023
This is equal time for the Gettysburg Cat Museum and as an owner of a GSD/Alsatian female, two boy Golden Retrievers gun dogs, and a junkyard old boy mutt; I want to give the canines a shout out. In our house, there is a dog world upstairs and a four cat (hmm what would you call it?) pampered cat world perhaps. Rarely, do the twain meet. This is a good thing for fur and sanity…
Dogs played a significant role in the Civil War.
They were companions, mascots, and messmates for soldiers.
Dogs also looked for food and water, carried information across enemy lines, and worked as prison guards. Dogs were a comfort to soldiers and improved their morale.
They often shared their masters' rations and bedding, and went on long marches with them.
Some famous dogs from the Civil War include:
Sallie
The mascot of the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Sallie licked the wounds of her human comrades and lifted their spirits.
Union Jack
The mascot of the 102nd Pennsylvania, Union Jack fought alongside the soldiers during the battles of Spotsylvania and Petersburg.
Major
A large black Newfoundland cross-breed dog, Major was with the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry at the First Battle of Bull Run.
The Civil War had no organized canine corps. Some dogs were pets that men brought from home, while others were strays that joined a regiment along the way.
We once had a Newfoundland mix and these gentle giants are huge. Nothing on earth can outmatch our American mastiff (except maybe a Neo) boy at 220 pounds of lapdog. My God! they were really big babies. A boxer pup dominated him at puppy class. He looked humongous then and grew to a size that seems incredible.
OTC
Spotsy CH
Dogs played a significant role in the Civil War.
They were companions, mascots, and messmates for soldiers.
Dogs also looked for food and water, carried information across enemy lines, and worked as prison guards. Dogs were a comfort to soldiers and improved their morale.
They often shared their masters' rations and bedding, and went on long marches with them.
Some famous dogs from the Civil War include:
Sallie
The mascot of the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Sallie licked the wounds of her human comrades and lifted their spirits.
Union Jack
The mascot of the 102nd Pennsylvania, Union Jack fought alongside the soldiers during the battles of Spotsylvania and Petersburg.
Major
A large black Newfoundland cross-breed dog, Major was with the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry at the First Battle of Bull Run.
The Civil War had no organized canine corps. Some dogs were pets that men brought from home, while others were strays that joined a regiment along the way.
We once had a Newfoundland mix and these gentle giants are huge. Nothing on earth can outmatch our American mastiff (except maybe a Neo) boy at 220 pounds of lapdog. My God! they were really big babies. A boxer pup dominated him at puppy class. He looked humongous then and grew to a size that seems incredible.
OTC
Spotsy CH
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