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OLD BALDY, GEN. MEADES WAS HORSE. The head of one of the famous horses in history hangs, mounted on a shield, in the headquarters or George G. Meade lost in this city. It is that of Old Baldy, General Meades mount in the operations of the armies of the Potomac and Virginia. The horse was raised in the west and brought east bv Colonel E. 1. Baker of Oregon, who was killed at Balls Bluff on October 21, 180 1. General Meade bought him in AVashington for 150. The horse was half thoroughbred, wounded in the nose by a piece of shell at the battle of Bull Run, on July 21. 1851. but was not put out of service. He served at Dranesville, Mechanicsville, Gaines Mills and Groverton, and was wounded again at the second battle of Bull Run, on August 30, 18152, when he was shot through a hind leg. Two weeks later la-was ridden at the battle of South Mountain and on September 17 he was shot through the neck at the battle of Antietam and was abandoned, apparently dying. He was afterward found by General Meades servant browsing on the battlefield. He had recovered sufficiently to serve General Meade in the October and November campaign to Falmouth. In 1S03 he was at Chancellorsville during the first three days of May and at Gettysburg on July 1, 2 and 3. He was shot through the ribs on July 2. He was in three other engagements that year, and in 1801 he was in the Wilderness campaign, at Spottsylvania, North Anna Creek, old Harbor, Petersburg and several other places where there was hard fighting. At the end of the war he was taken to General Meades country place, near this city, where he remained seven years. He was led in the great parade in this city on December 10, 1S79. in honor of General Grants return from his tour of the world. He was later given to John .1. Davis of Jenkiiitown, who cared for him until it became necessary to kill him because he became too feeble to stand. This was on December 10, 18S2. He survived his famous master about ten years. Philadelphia Evening Ledger.
