The history of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery in the war to preserve the Union, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . as. It only confirmed me in the opinion iliat liewas a good judge of horses as well as a good general. Myhorses always did look well and I was proud of them; theywere bright bays with bobtails. They went from 1rovideuce with the first three months battery, and were for-merly owned by (diaries Hall, a resident of that city Theywere of high mettle and well broken, round built, about six-teen hands high, and would weigh nearly twelve hundredpounds. 1 took great
The history of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery in the war to preserve the Union, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . as. It only confirmed me in the opinion iliat liewas a good judge of horses as well as a good general. Myhorses always did look well and I was proud of them; theywere bright bays with bobtails. They went from 1rovideuce with the first three months battery, and were for-merly owned by (diaries Hall, a resident of that city Theywere of high mettle and well broken, round built, about six-teen hands high, and would weigh nearly twelve hundredpounds. 1 took great pride in them and they always re-ceived good care from me. They always performed theirshare of hard work. We had participated in some very H\ing experiences together, but by my using a little judgmentand showing kindness lo them, they with willingness andoften with great exertion, pulled us out of many hardplaces. It was through their assistance and arduous laborsthat we saved the gun at Kristoe Station, and also the oneat Po Itiver. The off horse was old and not strong enoughfor his mate. and. on the llth, when there were so many. Private Henry F. wounded at Fredericksburg, Va.; both feet amputated. lSli4.] SPoXTSYLYAXIA ooT guns and horses captured, I traded and goi an extra goodone. lmt lie did not niateh in looks my old one of onr earliercampaigns. Whenever the infantry saw us on the road, byday or night, they would ask while passing by us: Whatbattery is that? But as soon as they saw my team, theywould exclaim Oh I know; its the Rhode Island battery,here are the bobtailed horses. They had been driven byDaniel < I tore until he was taken sick and discharged, thenI took charge of them. My horse was always called OldDan. My deepest regret on my discharge from the servicewas to leave Old Dan behind. Our captain took his horsewith him, and I begged of him to take Dan also, but he de-clined my request. My greatest joy would have been tohave brought him home my
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