Tennessee town memorializes Nathan B. Forrest's horse

摘要

In the annals of American history, no war has produced as many famous horses as the Civil War: Traveller, Little Sorrel and Rienzi are among the best known, but there are others. Confederate Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, for example, rode several great mounts, including his loyal horse Roderick. At the March 1863 Battle of Thompson's Station, Tenn., Rod- erick had been shot three times and removed from the front, but he jumped three fences to return to his master's side, where he suffered a fourth and fatal wound. As the legend goes, Forrest knelt and wept beside his dying steed.