Six
Dragoons attended the birthday celebration of Robert E. Lee at the First White
House of the Confederacy in downtown Montgomery on 19 January 2016. Bill Rambo, Confederate Memorial Park Director,
gave an interesting talk On General Lee’s horses he utilized during The War and
the care that General Lee gave them. He had a total of four mounts during his
time as a Confederate General. Of particular note was that Traveller had
another name when Lee purchased him from a Confederate officer. The horse was
known as "Jeff Davis” until Lee changed the name to Traveller after
noticing the horse “travelled” well.
Birthday
cake was available for those who desired to partake and there were two
elementary classes from Emerald Mountain Christian School in attendance. Many
people took the opportunity to tour the White House and admire the many
artifacts.
After
the ceremony, some attendees took time to tour the capitol and the Archives
and History building. Some even made their way to a local hot dog establishment
that has been in existence in downtown Montgomery since 1917, Chris' Hot Dogs. The Emerald
Mountain school children also chose to enjoy the local hot dog eatery.
Pictured
below, left to right, are Tyrone Crowley, Bill Gill, Larry Spears, Harold
Grooms, Daniel Killingsworth and Bill Hamner. Photo courtesy of Mike Williams,
Division Adjutant.
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