Comments on: The General's Mount: a Poem on General Forrest's Horse http://www.historynet.com/the-generals-mount-a-poem-on-general-forrests-horse.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Tue, 21 May 2013 18:13:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Horses in the Civil War « HIST501: Studies in Civil War Memory http://www.historynet.com/the-generals-mount-a-poem-on-general-forrests-horse.htm#comment-811004 Horses in the Civil War « HIST501: Studies in Civil War Memory Wed, 04 Jul 2012 17:40:24 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13679867#comment-811004 [...] “There is Some indescribable communion Between a man and horse Who’ve shared the roughest roads, The longest hours, The hardest battles; A singleness of spirit, faith unflagging.” — Jack Knox, excerpt from The General’s Mount: a Poem on General Forrest’s Horse [...] [...] “There is Some indescribable communion Between a man and horse Who’ve shared the roughest roads, The longest hours, The hardest battles; A singleness of spirit, faith unflagging.” — Jack Knox, excerpt from The General’s Mount: a Poem on General Forrest’s Horse [...]

]]> By: Bill Smith http://www.historynet.com/the-generals-mount-a-poem-on-general-forrests-horse.htm#comment-778948 Bill Smith Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:10:18 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13679867#comment-778948 Read this yesterday and got to thinking about Alexander the Great and his horse, Bucephalus. Bucephalus is one of the few horses we know by name from antiquity. He was clearly the favorite of Alexander and some accounts suggest that Alexander personally tamed the animal. Bucephalus carried Alexander to numerous victories in battle, probably dying of fatal injuries at the battle of Hydaspes in June of 326 BC. Alexander founded a town nearby named after Bucephalus to honor his horse and had him buried on that site. A number of classical paintings have been done over the centuries of Alexander and his horse. With the appreciation of classical Greek civilization that was prevalent in the mid 19th Century, I wonder if General Forrest wouldn't have known about Alexander and Bucephalus..... Read this yesterday and got to thinking about Alexander the Great and his horse, Bucephalus. Bucephalus is one of the few horses we know by name from antiquity. He was clearly the favorite of Alexander and some accounts suggest that Alexander personally tamed the animal. Bucephalus carried Alexander to numerous victories in battle, probably dying of fatal injuries at the battle of Hydaspes in June of 326 BC. Alexander founded a town nearby named after Bucephalus to honor his horse and had him buried on that site. A number of classical paintings have been done over the centuries of Alexander and his horse. With the appreciation of classical Greek civilization that was prevalent in the mid 19th Century, I wonder if General Forrest wouldn't have known about Alexander and Bucephalus…..

]]> By: Ray Pendergrass http://www.historynet.com/the-generals-mount-a-poem-on-general-forrests-horse.htm#comment-531332 Ray Pendergrass Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:20:41 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13679867#comment-531332 I enjoyed reading this article about General Forrest and his horse. This horse and man are typical of the kind of men that fought for our states rights in the Civil War. This is one reason that it took the Yankees four years to defeat our Southern relatives and friends even though they outnumbered us two and a half millon men to one and a half million men. That is why I am proud to be a Tennessean born southern man. I enjoyed reading this article about General Forrest and his horse. This horse and man are typical of the kind of men that fought for our states rights in the Civil War. This is one reason that it took the Yankees four years to defeat our Southern relatives and friends even though they outnumbered us two and a half millon men to one and a half million men. That is why I am proud to be a Tennessean born southern man.

]]> By: Debbie http://www.historynet.com/the-generals-mount-a-poem-on-general-forrests-horse.htm#comment-414936 Debbie Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:51:53 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13679867#comment-414936 This brought me to tears when I read it at the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield information center. An incredible piece. This brought me to tears when I read it at the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield information center. An incredible piece.

]]> By: James Burns http://www.historynet.com/the-generals-mount-a-poem-on-general-forrests-horse.htm#comment-74241 James Burns Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:46:12 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13679867#comment-74241 Mr.M.Music "the genaeral had 30 horses shot out from beneath him, which horse was this?" To wit: General Forrest, unlike many Union Generals, actually led his men into battle by riding towards the front and exposing himself to artillery, musket, and sabre. This was CSA General Nathan Bedford Forrest's horse named Roderick. Roderick was shot out from under General Forrest on 5 March 1863 near Spring Hill, Tennessee. In addition, General Forrest also owned and rode a war horse named Highlander. He cherished both Roderick and Highlander and each time he lost a horse, he lost a little of himself. His favorite horse, King Philip, a large gray horse, was wounded in the neck during the same battle where Nathan's brother, Colonel Jeffrey Forrest was killed. This so enraged Nathan, that he charged into the Union lines and used his sabre to personally kill or injure over three Union soldiers. This was during the Feb 1864 Battle of Okolona. Mr.M.Music
"the genaeral had 30 horses shot out from beneath him, which horse was this?"
To wit: General Forrest, unlike many Union Generals, actually led his men into battle by riding towards the front and exposing himself to artillery, musket, and sabre. This was CSA General Nathan Bedford Forrest's horse named Roderick. Roderick was shot out from under General Forrest on 5 March 1863 near Spring Hill, Tennessee. In addition, General Forrest also owned and rode a war horse named Highlander. He cherished both Roderick and Highlander and each time he lost a horse, he lost a little of himself. His favorite horse, King Philip, a large gray horse, was wounded in the neck during the same battle where Nathan's brother, Colonel Jeffrey Forrest was killed. This so enraged Nathan, that he charged into the Union lines and used his sabre to personally kill or injure over three Union soldiers.
This was during the Feb 1864 Battle of Okolona.

]]> By: ‘zine of the times | WordInk http://www.historynet.com/the-generals-mount-a-poem-on-general-forrests-horse.htm#comment-69886 ‘zine of the times | WordInk Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:09:18 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13679867#comment-69886 [...] fare as: “Visiting Stonewall Jackson’s Left Arm at Chancellorsville” or “The General’s Mount: a Poem on General Forrest’s Horse“– that one spans three pages. In other news, the demand for information about fashion [...] [...] fare as: "Visiting Stonewall Jackson’s Left Arm at Chancellorsville" or "The General's Mount: a Poem on General Forrest's Horse"– that one spans three pages. In other news, the demand for information about fashion [...]

]]> By: michael goins http://www.historynet.com/the-generals-mount-a-poem-on-general-forrests-horse.htm#comment-33315 michael goins Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:07:14 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13679867#comment-33315 I first read this poem when I was a child. If not the same one, then one that was very close to it. It was in a copy of the Nashville Banner newspaper from Tennessee. I do not remember the year, but it was a commemorative issue. I first read this poem when I was a child. If not the same one, then one that was very close to it. It was in a copy of the Nashville Banner newspaper from Tennessee. I do not remember the year, but it was a commemorative issue.

]]> By: dave http://www.historynet.com/the-generals-mount-a-poem-on-general-forrests-horse.htm#comment-21485 dave Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:40:54 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13679867#comment-21485 the genaeral had 30 horses shot out from beneath him,which horse was this? the genaeral had 30 horses shot out from beneath him,which horse was this?

]]> By: Mr. M. Music http://www.historynet.com/the-generals-mount-a-poem-on-general-forrests-horse.htm#comment-21402 Mr. M. Music Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:44:34 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13679867#comment-21402 Thank you for sharing this poem, in America's Civil war magazine, It is truly a very good poem, CW reenactor 17th MI coe infantry Thank you for sharing this poem, in America's Civil war

magazine,

It is truly a very good poem,

CW reenactor
17th MI coe infantry

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