Author Topic: 1870 Mclellan Saddle - seems like a no brainer  (Read 7103 times)

cogar

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Re: 1870 Mclellan Saddle - seems like a no brainer
« Reply #15 on: February 11, 2010, 06:54:19 am »
And I'm an old codger that's nosey.  ;D ;D

It was his "screen name" that threw me a wringer.

Signing on as "RevWarNewbie"  and then immediately stating "lm new at this", .... led to my confusion. Or should I now say "distraction"?  ::) ::)

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Re: 1870 Mclellan Saddle - seems like a no brainer
« Reply #16 on: February 11, 2010, 12:00:30 pm »
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.

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Re: 1870 Mclellan Saddle - seems like a no brainer
« Reply #17 on: February 11, 2010, 08:04:59 pm »
Tragic loss of history that was.
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Re: 1870 Mclellan Saddle - seems like a no brainer
« Reply #18 on: February 11, 2010, 08:59:19 pm »
Wow....so sad.
I'm from the South - but please don't mistake my Southern Manners/Accent/Charm as a weakness!

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Re: 1870 Mclellan Saddle - seems like a no brainer
« Reply #19 on: February 11, 2010, 09:37:44 pm »
Here's a related fun one - I'm a relative of Gen. George Crook , on the maternal side .

Small world , eh ?

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Re: 1870 Mclellan Saddle - seems like a no brainer
« Reply #20 on: February 12, 2010, 01:00:29 pm »
So, you have the saddles?
I'm from the South - but please don't mistake my Southern Manners/Accent/Charm as a weakness!

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Re: 1870 Mclellan Saddle - seems like a no brainer
« Reply #21 on: February 12, 2010, 06:20:27 pm »
KC - Not sure if you mean me or Regular Joe.  No I don't have them but always sorry I didn't buy General Crooks saddle.  Not only the saddles sold but all the Colonels firearms and everything else that wasn't nailed down.  The sad part is that whoever bought that saddle and blanket with two stars probably doesn't and never will know the history behind it.  I believe the Colonel told me that the land donated by that farmer is now known as Offit Air Force Base.