Oct 23, 2017 at 9:51 PM -
MaryDee: Bay and brown, with chestnut next, are the moset common horse colors
Oct 23, 2017 at 9:51 PM -
SharonS: There are conflicting stories about wounds. I believe myself that LS may have been wounded slightly at second Manassas and was probably wounded at Chancellorsville. William Randolphs narrative describes him as being wounded in the neck. Some of the rest of Randolph is suspect, though.
Oct 23, 2017 at 9:53 PM -
JerseyBart: Thank you
Oct 23, 2017 at 9:53 PM -
War Horse: I heard that in your presentation. Makes sense, most artisits deplict the soldier on his favorite mount. Regardless wither the mount was present or not.
Oct 23, 2017 at 9:55 PM -
lelliott19: I really enjoyed your presentation. You are a very engaging speaker. And I loved your powerpoint. Like Warhorse, I really enjoyed the equine lineage info. Where all have you presented so far?
Oct 23, 2017 at 9:55 PM -
MaryDee: But it appears that in the case of Stonewall, the sculptors wanted him on a more spectacular horse.
Oct 23, 2017 at 9:56 PM -
JerseyBart: Why the busy postwar career, even at a ripe old age?
Oct 23, 2017 at 9:57 PM -
MaryDee: I learned a lot from your presentation, especially that LS was a pacer.
Oct 23, 2017 at 9:57 PM -
SharonS: Artists, too. The Bendann painting shows a horse much more magnificent than LS. The Spring mural at the VA Historical Society does show Jackson aboard a cute little sorrel horse.
Oct 23, 2017 at 9:58 PM -
SharonS: Little Sorrel was quite a popular figure in the south after the war. If Traveller had lived longer he might have been hauled around to appearances too. Victorians were extremely fond of horses ,
Oct 23, 2017 at 9:59 PM -
lelliott19: Me too
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:00 PM -
PeterT: Me three
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:00 PM -
JerseyBart: I just want a
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:00 PM -
SharonS: We must all be 150 years older than we think
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:00 PM -
JerseyBart: Horse
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:00 PM -
lelliott19: Where all have you presented Sharon? That was a big crowd.....were you nervous?
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:01 PM -
lelliott19: If so, it certainly didnt show at all. Very engaging presentation!
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:01 PM -
War Horse: Lol, from what I've read, Traveller was well traveled postmortem. LS, just had the opportunity to live longer.
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:02 PM -
SharonS: I've mostly done Civil War Round Tables. I wasn't nervous because I worked for years in television news and everything that could possibly go wrong did at sometime duringthose years
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:02 PM -
PeterT: I have a part-share in a thoroughbred racehorse JB. After his first start last week (last) you can have it!
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:02 PM -
JerseyBart: Sorrel is stationary now...but still on display
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:03 PM -
lelliott19: Ahhhh well you did a great job! Had me on the edge of my seat.....errr recliner
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:03 PM -
SharonS: LS got some revenge of Jackson risking both of their lives so often by looking over enemy positions from high ground within artillery range. He outlived Jackson by 23 years.
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:03 PM -
JerseyBart: I'll take it peter
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:04 PM -
JerseyBart: Ultimate revenge!!!
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:05 PM -
PeterT: Well the trainer said it was about education and he might only have 1 or 2 more starts before he goes back to the paddock, He might prefer wet tracks.
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:05 PM -
lelliott19: What was the reaction of the people in LS's hometown when you questioned or asked for documentation that he was actually foaled there?
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:06 PM -
SharonS: The most common reaction when I asked was "everybody knows its true." But a wonderful woman from the Congregational Church found some documentation in the basement archives of the church which, although it wasn;t absolute proof, led me to believe that the story was most likely true.
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:07 PM -
lelliott19: Ha! The old "everybody knows" response. Good thing that nice lady was so helpful
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:09 PM -
lelliott19: What is your next project?
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:10 PM -
War Horse: I've found chruch archives to be very valuable. LS was a very interesting subject and well worth your time.
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:11 PM -
SharonS: I actually had another book published last month. I edited and wrote the intros for it.;..it's Great American Horse Stories. I managed to include three Civil War stories.
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:12 PM -
JerseyBart: That's fantastic
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:12 PM -
PeterT: Was LS one of those stories Sharon?
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:12 PM -
War Horse: And they were?
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:12 PM -
lelliott19: Awesome! What horses and people are the three?
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:16 PM -
SharonS: One of them was an 1869 short story "A Ride with a Mad Horse on Freight Car" (really). It's actually very good. Google it and you;ll find it on line. The others are non-fiction, "How Miss Lake's Circus Horses were Restored" and "His Love for his Old Gray Horse" (about Lee and Traveller.)
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:17 PM -
PeterT: Excellent!
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:17 PM -
War Horse:
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:18 PM -
lelliott19: Sounds very interesting - esp the circus horse restoration.
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:18 PM -
JerseyBart: Let's say we call it a night. Thank you to Sharon for a great video and leading our discussion tonight.
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:19 PM -
War Horse: Somehow, I knew Hero wasn't one of them
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:19 PM -
chellers: Yes, thanks much, Sharon!
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:19 PM -
lelliott19: Thank you for being with us Sharon. I cant tell you how much I appreciate your taking the time to answer all our Qs
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:19 PM -
SharonS: Thanks everyone. It was great fun.
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:19 PM -
MaryDee: Thank you Sharon!
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:19 PM -
JerseyBart: Thanks for joining me tonight and I hope to see you next week.
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:19 PM -
PeterT: Enjoyed that very much! Thanks to Sharon and JB for organising
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:19 PM -
lelliott19: Thanks JB
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:19 PM -
MaryDee: Also thank you to JB for finding this interesting topic!