Little Sorrel

120 years ago today, at 6 o'clock in the morning, a great warrior passed to his reward. Little Sorrel, Stonewall Jackson's famous, faithful horse, died after breaking his back at the Confederate Soldiers Home at Richmond’s Robert E. Lee Camp. While Little Sorrel's stuffed hide has been on display at Virginia Military Institute's Jackson Memorial Hall for decades, his bones were cremated and interred (http://users.erols.com/va-udc/sorrell.html) on VMI's parade grounds on 20 July, 1997. I, along with about a dozen young men from my church, were there to witness this historic event. I was recently in Lexington and snapped the picture above showing the marker at Little Sorrel's grave. Luther Hopkins' words in his book, From Bull Run to Appomattox, are a fitting tribute to Jackson's trusty steed:

“The horses that were alive at the close of the war were, for the most part, tenderly cared for, and have long ago joined their comrades on the other side. I hope they are all grazing together in the green fields of Eden.”