| While going through an old chest in my grandfather's basement, I discovered this hand-written letter with a leather pouch containing a a tuft of hair tied in a string. It has become one of my most prized possessions. RjZ |
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This lock of hair was cut from the tail of
"Little Sorrel" who was ridden by "Stonewall Jackson" when he was
mortally wounded at Chancellorsville May 10th 1863. I stood by the man
while he cut it off, then he handed it to me with strictest injunction
not to speak to anyone of it. About 40 yrs after I recalled its hiding
place in the back of an old ambrotype. "Little Sorrel" was taken by a
circuitous route to the place of destination to keep from being
recognized. A "border girl" of the sixties, living on the battlefield in the Valley of Virginia. Mrs. J. H. Grabill |
| Little Sorrel ultimately became one of the most famous steeds of the Civil War. He has been immortalized in bronze and is preserved in entirety at the Virginia Military Institute. |
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| Historians and collectors may contact: LittleSorrel@zarka.com |