Since college is out for Christmas break at the moment, I am spending time with my feline companions. This has got me thinking about regimental mascots during the Civil War. I read a very interesting article here that details many of the mascot stories from the Civil War. Naturally, "Old Abe" the eagle is perhaps the best known, but there are many other stories out there. Dogs seem to be the most common as they are, after all, man's best friend. But there are others too. I haven't seen anything about cats though, much to my dismay.
I have two questions for you today, Dear Readers. 1. Who had the best mascot of the war? 2. Does anyone know of any good stories about cats during the Civil War?
My name is Lee Hutch and I am a Civil War Addict who lives with a hot redhead and the following feline friends:
Simon Diogenes Legree
George Armstrong Custer ("Autie")
Charles Dickens
Margaret Mitchell ("Maggie")
Bedford Forrest
Remember, as Mark Twain said "When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade without further introduction."
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