Comments on: A Dog on the Battlefield and the Character of George Washington https://americacomesalive.com/a-dog-on-the-battlefield-and-the-character-of-george-washington/ Quick Takes and Popular Postings about America's Past Mon, 23 Feb 2026 01:23:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Kate Kelly https://americacomesalive.com/a-dog-on-the-battlefield-and-the-character-of-george-washington/#comment-456895 Sat, 12 Oct 2024 16:14:11 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=1927#comment-456895 In reply to Facing History.

Thank you for posting…I had not read that. How terrible.

]]> By: Facing History https://americacomesalive.com/a-dog-on-the-battlefield-and-the-character-of-george-washington/#comment-456893 Sat, 12 Oct 2024 08:40:36 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=1927#comment-456893 Also revelatory of Washington’s character? This awful truth: “And when Washington worried at one point that his slaves’ dogs were killing his sheep, he ordered that most of their dogs be hanged. ‘The barbarous, insidious nature of American chattel slavery really did infect everything in Colonial life,’ says Hager, ‘even dog ownership.”” (History.com)

]]> By: Kate Kelly https://americacomesalive.com/a-dog-on-the-battlefield-and-the-character-of-george-washington/#comment-436245 Sun, 12 Sep 2021 13:51:45 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=1927#comment-436245 In reply to K.

Good question! Let me look into it.

]]> By: K https://americacomesalive.com/a-dog-on-the-battlefield-and-the-character-of-george-washington/#comment-436165 Thu, 09 Sep 2021 02:04:02 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=1927#comment-436165 Who has possession over the letter now?

]]> By: Kate Kelly https://americacomesalive.com/a-dog-on-the-battlefield-and-the-character-of-george-washington/#comment-372565 Wed, 20 Feb 2019 16:22:01 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=1927#comment-372565 In reply to Pam Norstedt.

Thank you for reading. It certainly shows battles in a different perspective!

]]> By: Pam Norstedt https://americacomesalive.com/a-dog-on-the-battlefield-and-the-character-of-george-washington/#comment-372340 Mon, 18 Feb 2019 23:52:01 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=1927#comment-372340 A interesting story on this Presidents birthday

]]> By: Two Generals and a Lost Dog - Zignature https://americacomesalive.com/a-dog-on-the-battlefield-and-the-character-of-george-washington/#comment-347992 Wed, 04 Jul 2018 17:00:50 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=1927#comment-347992 […] Yes, there was. After the battle had ended, both sides retreated to their respective camps. A small dog was wandering about in the American camp. When the dog was brought before General Washington, he […]

]]> By: Lost Dog of the American Revolution – The Kindness of George Washington | THE HISTORICAL DIARIES https://americacomesalive.com/a-dog-on-the-battlefield-and-the-character-of-george-washington/#comment-333610 Sat, 30 Dec 2017 07:05:51 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=1927#comment-333610 […] https://americacomesalive.com/2012/09/11/a-dog-on-the-battlefield-and-the-character-of-george-washin… […]

]]> By: A Revolutionary Story | Mr. Peabodys Diet https://americacomesalive.com/a-dog-on-the-battlefield-and-the-character-of-george-washington/#comment-247960 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 10:55:39 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=1927#comment-247960 […] We hope you enjoy the article: General Howe’s Dog […]

]]> By: Mystery Solved: Washington Did Have a Poodle « America Comes Alive https://americacomesalive.com/a-dog-on-the-battlefield-and-the-character-of-george-washington/#comment-47325 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:40:14 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=1927#comment-47325 […] I did find quite a wonderful story about Washington returning General Howe’s dog, after he had been found by soldiers on the battlefield: “A Dog on the Battlefield and the Character of George Washington.” […]

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