The Civil War for Kids by Janis Herbert

Author:Janis Herbert
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 1999-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

Who Rode Whom?

Robert E. Lee’s horse was Traveller.

William Tecumseh Sherman rode Sam.

George McClellan rode Dan Webster.

Ulysses S. Grant loved all horses, especially Cincinnati.

Stonewall Jackson went to battle on Old Sorrel.

Jeb Stuart’s famous rides were on a horse named Virginia.

Philip Sheridan’s horse Rienzi is displayed at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

Soon, long lines of men were strung out along the country roads. Flankers walked on either side of the marching column to keep a lookout for enemy troops. The supply trains followed—hundreds of mule-drawn wagons carrying ammunition, medical equipment, fodder for the animals, and food for the troops. There were wagons carrying pontoon boats and hospital wagons carrying the sick. Ambulance wagons also followed, a grim reminder to the men of what layahead. The wheels of these wagons wore ruts in the dirt roads. The men were ordered to keep in formation, but often they dropped out to fill a canteen at a stream or well. At noon, they stopped for a meal.

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