Chapter XI
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CHAPTER XI.
The Horses of Lee's Army.
Their Number—Losses—Rover's Tricks—A Mighty Jaw—Her Capture—Horses in Battle—Friendship Between Horse and Rider—Wagon Horses—Artillery Horses—Cavalry Horses—Men Sleep on Their Horses—Horses for Breastwork—Seventy-five Thousand Black Beauties—Monument for Lee's Horses—A Pathetic Poem.
GEN. JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, Who preceded Gen. Robert E. Lee in command of the Army of Northern Virginia