Arnold Schwarzen-Jackson

[Parault]

Re: Arnold Schwarzen-Jackson

" Look!....Upon that hill!....It's a man!....It's a General!.......It's General Jackson standing like a stonewall!!!!

[stx]

Re: Arnold Schwarzen-Jackson

One other thing about statues on horseback. I've always heard that if a statue is made of a General on horseback with all 4 hooves on the ground that it would signify he was present; 3 hooves on the ground that he wounded; 2 hooves that he was killed in battle. Can anyone else confirm that notion?

Mark Berrier
North State Rifles
http://www.northstaterifles.com

This has proved to be false. North and South Magazine featured an article on this subject about a year ago and found that it's true only about a third of the time.

[Andrew Kasmar]

Re: Arnold Schwarzen-Jackson

Hi,

I went over to Bull Run today, to see the battlefield for the first time, and you were all right. That statue is one ofthe funniest looking thing I have ever seen. It looks like Jackson, before the war, was a weight lifter.:wink_smil

[HistoryGeek]

Re: Arnold Schwarzen-Jackson

They had the Olympics so maybe, just maybe, he was in the Olympics before the war. Instead of teaching at VMI which they thought he did he was planning to be in the next Olympics. HE MUST have like a six pack or something! :wink_smil

HistoryGeek
Evan Hunsberger

[tomarch]

Re: Arnold Schwarzen-Jackson

One other thing about statues on horseback. I've always heard that if a statue is made of a General on horseback with all 4 hooves on the ground that it would signify he was present; 3 hooves on the ground that he wounded; 2 hooves that he was killed in battle. Can anyone else confirm that notion?

Mark Berrier
North State Rifles
http://www.northstaterifles.com

What happens if all 4 hooves are off the ground? Maybe we could use that for the generals who fled Ft. Donalson and left Gen. Buckner holding the bag..:D