Cincinnati – A black horse belonging to Union Army General Ulysses S. 
Chieftain – "Little General's" horse dies after his legs are shot out by a Union soldier at the Battle of Gettysburg.After Red Shirt's death, Champ is ridden by Sergeant Tucker. Champ – "Red Shirt's" horse Traveller learns of Red Shirt's death from him.
Buckthorn – An artillery general's horse. Brigand – A large black horse belonging to General Mahone. Died after Lee's retirement from injuries sustained from a sharp prong on a gate latch. Ajax – A large sorrel gelding given to Marse Roberts after he injures his hands. Skylark – "Jine-the-Cavalry's" primary horse. Sorrel sometimes foresees the future, predicting Cap-in-his-Eye's death shortly before it happens. Little Sorrel – "Cap-in-his-Eye's" horse, also known as Old Sorrel. A good-natured gelding of Marse Robert's. 
Richmond – An aggressive bay stallion belonging to "Marse Robert" (Robert E. Traveller – A gray American Saddlebred gelding with a dark mane. The events of the war are told from the horse's point of view.Ĭharacters Horses Major military horses As such the entire narrative is written in a way meant to portray a Southern accent, reflecting Traveller's locality. The main character, Traveller, relates his life story aloud to his friend Tom, a cat with whom he shares the barn. Despite being led in Lee's funeral procession, Traveller does not understand that his master has died and will not return to ride again. His narrative, meant to begin in the early spring of 1866, follows the events of the war as seen through a horse's eyes, from the time he was bought by General Lee in 1862 until Lee's death in 1870.Īt the end of the novel, Traveller, with undying faith in Lee, remains convinced that the Confederate Army beat the Union and that Lee is now "commander of the country" (versus his actual postbellum role as president of Washington University). Lee, relates the story of his life and experiences to his feline friend Tom. In his stable, Traveller, the favorite horse of retired Civil War general Robert E. It recounts the American Civil War through the viewpoint of Traveller, the favorite horse of Confederate General Robert E. Traveller is a historical novel written by Richard Adams in 1988.
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