How’s this for a weird mascot: New Years Day 1865, the CSS Shenandoah was crossing the Indian Ocean when she stopped at the remote island of St. Paul. Sailors went ashore and brought back a penguin. His “aquatic fowlship…had the bray of an ass, was covered by gray down, and walked with military erectness. Someone pinned a rag around its neck resembling a shawl, which amused them all.”
Hi I thought someone would nominate Sallie. She died around Dabney’s Mill around 1pm on Feb 6, 1865, during day 2 of the battle of Hatcher’s Run. Edward Alexander wrote a neat article about Sallie here on ECW in 2015 for the 150th anniversary certainly worth checking out.
2 books have been written about Sallie, none on the battle! And even less known about Sallie’s 2 handlers who also died in the same hail of bullets. May be Kenneth William’s (with the descendants, knows more about them?) There8s also a good article in Bates Penn in the civil war volumes.
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On the Confederate side, I’m gonna go with ‘Old Douglas’ the camel, which was both a mascot and a pack animal for the 43rd Mississippi.
On the Union side, it’s the bear of the 12th Wisconsin. A BEAR! I do not know if it had a name given to it, but heck, it was a bear!
What is your favorite animal that served as a unit mascot in the Civil War?
“Old Abe” of the 8th Wisconsin
How’s this for a weird mascot: New Years Day 1865, the CSS Shenandoah was crossing the Indian Ocean when she stopped at the remote island of St. Paul. Sailors went ashore and brought back a penguin. His “aquatic fowlship…had the bray of an ass, was covered by gray down, and walked with military erectness. Someone pinned a rag around its neck resembling a shawl, which amused them all.”
Dang Dwight, you beat me to the punch! I was going to say the Shenandoah penguin as well!
I read a good book about it from a well-known author.
Pat Cleburne and his pet raccoon.
Sallie Ann Jarrett, the brindle terrier of the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry who served with my great great grandfather and his father.
i think i read somewhere that Sallie had several litters of pups while serving in 11th PA.
Hi I thought someone would nominate Sallie. She died around Dabney’s Mill around 1pm on Feb 6, 1865, during day 2 of the battle of Hatcher’s Run. Edward Alexander wrote a neat article about Sallie here on ECW in 2015 for the 150th anniversary certainly worth checking out.
2 books have been written about Sallie, none on the battle! And even less known about Sallie’s 2 handlers who also died in the same hail of bullets. May be Kenneth William’s (with the descendants, knows more about them?) There8s also a good article in Bates Penn in the civil war volumes.
On the Confederate side, I’m gonna go with ‘Old Douglas’ the camel, which was both a mascot and a pack animal for the 43rd Mississippi.
On the Union side, it’s the bear of the 12th Wisconsin. A BEAR! I do not know if it had a name given to it, but heck, it was a bear!
A lot of 12th WI veterans put their papers in the Wisconsin Veterans Museum’s collections. We haven’t found a name.
My favorite mascot is the alligator that was with the 95th Illinois.
Dog Jack, 102nd Pennsylvania. Captured at Salem Church and later exchanged.