CIVIL WAR During the Civil War, the Morgan Horse was recognized as a valuable Cavalry horse and also as an artillery horse on both sides of the conflict. The "Black Horse Cavalry" of Virginia, mounted all on black Morgans of Blackhawk descent, were a fearsome troop. Union Generals Buford and Hatch remarked of the Vermont First Cavalry and its Morgan Horses that they were the best they had ever seen.

Dr. William Capehart, a Confederate surgeon on Clifton, a son of Hale's Green Mountain. Pencil drawing by Donna Adamson for the Museum

Reenactments are popular among Civil War "buffs". Reproductions of uniform, flag and saddle blanket courtesy NY Morgan Horse Society who performed a reenactment at Belmont Park, NY in June, 1990

Sheet Music commemorating General Sheridan's famous ride on his Morgan, Rienzi. Sheet Music courtesy L. J. Morgans

U.S. Model 1860 Dragoon Saber. Loan Courtesy Homer Smith Family

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