...e he was named Kangaroo, and after a short period of rest and feeding and care he turned out to be a magnificent animal and was used by my father during the Vicksburg campaign. In this campaign, General Grant had two other horses, both of them very handsome, one of which he gave away and the other he used until late in the war. During the campaign and siege of Vicksburg, a cavalry raid or scouting party a...