Stirs up memories. I used to pal around with a retired Air Force Colonel. Interesting guy, fought in three wars. He told me he had the world's largest collection of McClellan saddles. Don't know if it was the largest but he had forty nine. I used to look at them and he would describe each one. The jewel was one with a saddle blanket of blue and gold with two stars on it. Belonged to General George Crook. Story was a farmer in Nebraska donated almost a square mile of land so a military installation could be built there and General Crook gave him the saddle and blanket in gratitude. The Colonel bought it from the farmer's grandson. I could have bought that saddle for four hundred dollars as the Colonel was having wife problems and he wanted to dispose of the collection. While he was out of state, she sued for divorce and had a farm auction pick them up and sell them one Saturday night.
