WELLINGTON’S WATERLOO CHARGER “COPENHAGEN”
FROM THE PAINTING BY JAMES WARD, R.A.
As we stood by “Copenhagen’s” grave in the summer of 1872, the duke said to me:
Several years after my father’s death an old servant of the family came to me in the library, and, producing a paper parcel, spoke as follows: “Your Grace, I do not believe that I have long to live, and before I die I wish to place in your hands what belongs to you.” With no small degree of surprise I inquired what it was, and when he opened the package and produced a horse’s hoof he said: “Your Grace, when Copenhagen died I cut off this hoof. None of us imagined that the duke would trouble his head about the body of the war-horse, but, to our great surprise, he walked down to the stables on his sudden return from London to see him buried. He instantly observed that his right forefoot was gone, and was in a fearful passion. No one dared tell him how it happened. I have preserved the hoof carefully for thirty years, and I now return it to your Grace.”
GRANT’S THREE FAVORITE WAR-HORSES: “EGYPT” (ON THE LEFT), “CINCINNATI” (IN THE MIDDLE), AND “JEFF DAVIS” (ON THE RIGHT)
By permission of “Harper’s Weekly”
SHERMAN’S FAVORITE STEED “LEXINGTON”
FROM A DRAWING BY THURE DE THULSTRUP
SHERIDAN’S FAMOUS WAR-HORSE “WINCHESTER”