I am starting Remembrance with honoring one of the horse heroes and reblogging a post about Rienzi. .
Rienzi …. American Civil War Hero
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6 responses to “Rienzi …. American Civil War Hero”
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Great reading, I love the gallantness of these men & the relationship with their horses would have to have been beyond what we could ever comprehend. I love history stuff we had a great + Uncle who was the first mounted police officer (well known for his love of horses)in the Bellingen area where our ancestors settled.
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Yes it is a long way from being a sport horse.interesting to hear about your Great Uncle. I had an Uncle in the Scots Guards and he used to ride in Troopingthe Colour.He continued doing that even after he retired . He said they didn’t have anyone who new how to ride who could take over for him! I think that there were lots of riders but not of the right rank perhaps.
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My father is something of a Civil War buff, and the story of Sheridan‘s turnaround victory in the Shenandoah Valley is one of his favorites. But I had no idea that Rienzi had survived so many battles. The general was 5’5” so he needed a tall horse to see what was going on.
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I am always interested in the Civil War because we pass through many of the famous battlegrounds on our way down to Florida. Thanks for commenting Robert.
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I had to look up the poem and the horse is definitely the hero of that verse!
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I think that there were many horses who were heroes of wars. Thanks for looking up the poem and leaving comment Emma.
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