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A Fight Over George Meade’s Horse The dispute over what is left of Old Baldy, the horse that carried Union General George Gordon Meade through eight engagements, including the Battle of Gettysburg, recently ended up in court. Baldy’s handsome stuffed head and neck was displayed for many years at the Civil War Museum of Philadelphia …
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