Famous Morgans
Reinzi ( a.k.a. Winchester) was ridden by General Philip
Sheridan to rally his Union troops and was commemorated in the
poem and painting, "Sheridan's Ride" written by Thomas Buchanan
Read. Reinzi was preserved and is at the Smithsonian museum.
Little Sorrel was a Morgan ridden by
Confederate General Stonewall Jackson in his Civil War
campaigns.
Comanche, the lone survivor of
the battle of the little big horn is widely considered to have
been of Morgan lineage.
Charlemagne was the Morgan mount
of General Joshua Chamberlain when he won the fight of Little
Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863.
Black Hawk - A son of Sherman
Morgan, he was famed for his speed and elegant style. He in turn
sired the world champion trotter Ethan Allen.
Ethan Allen 50 - The
fastest trotting stallion of his day, he was sired by Black
Hawk. The popular trotting horse weather vane was based upon his
silhouette.
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