Traveller (horse)
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Traveller was the famous gray American Saddlebred horse best known as the loyal mount of Confederate General Robert E. Lee during the American Civil War.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Traveller | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Saddlebred
ⓘ
horse ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lee’s horse Traveller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Washington College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Greenbrier County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1857 ⓘ |
| breeder | James W. Johnston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | near Lee Chapel, Lexington, Virginia ⓘ |
| coatPattern | flea-bitten gray ⓘ |
| color | gray ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalDepiction | subject of numerous paintings and statues with Robert E. Lee ⓘ |
| deathCause | tetanus ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Lexington, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1871 ⓘ |
| hasStatue | Washington and Lee University campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | about 16 hands ⓘ |
| legacy | one of the most famous horses of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| memorial | skeleton displayed at Washington and Lee University ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Traveller (character in Walter Scott’s novel "The Talisman") NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high endurance
ⓘ
sure-footedness ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the mount of Confederate General Robert E. Lee ⓘ |
| originalName |
Greenbrier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeff Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Appomattox Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postWarOwner | Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postWarResidence | Lexington, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentAt | surrender at Appomattox Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purchaseYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| role |
Lee’s primary battle mount
ⓘ
war horse ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sex | stallion ⓘ |
| sire | Grey Eagle (horse) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Confederate cavalry tradition
ⓘ
Robert E. Lee’s leadership ⓘ |
| temperament | spirited ⓘ |
| usedBy | Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.