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• Crozet, Claudius   b. January 1, 1790  d. January 29, 1864
  Educator, Civil Engineer, Born in Villefranche, France, he was educated at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris. In the Napoleonic Wars, he served as a Captain in the artillery, and was a prisoner in Russia for two years following the Moscow campaign. He traveled to the United States in 1816, and, with recommendation from the Marquis de Lafayette, became assistant professor of engineering at the United States Military Academy, a postion he held from 1817 to 1823. He then served as a state engineer...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
  Virginia Military Institute Museum, Lexington (Lexington City County), Lexington City, Virginia, USA
   
• Little Sorrel [Taxadermically Prepared Hide]   b. 1850  d. 1886
  Warhorse - This horse was captured from Union forces at Harpers Ferry by the Confederates and was given to Mrs Jackson the wife of General Thomas Jackson and named "Fancy." However, a much larger horse used by the General known as "Big Sorrel" proved unreliable in battle being terrified of gunfire. He commandeered the steed and conscripted him for his own use. The animal became known...[Read More] (Bio by: Find A Grave)
  Virginia Military Institute Museum, Lexington (Lexington City County), Lexington City, Virginia, USA
   

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