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Where did Zachary Taylor get Old Whitey?

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

Updated: 10/24/2023

Taylor bought Old Whitey from Capt. George McCall at Fort Smith. McCall had given the horse no name, so it must have been Taylor who named him. See: Letters from the Frontiers, by McCall, pp. 344-345.

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∙ 13y ago

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Did Zachary Taylor have a pet?

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What was the name of Zachary Taylor's horse?

"Old Whitey" was the war horse he kept at the White House.

What president had a pet horse?

Zachary Taylor kept a horse named Old Whitey. I think he was Taylor's old warhorse.

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He passed on March 20, 1879. The old civil war horse lived 30 years.

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Both Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) and Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893). (see the related links).

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Zachary Taylor was 24 when he joined the army.

How old was Zachary Taylor when he got married?

Zachary Taylor was the age 26 when he got married.

How old was Zachary Taylor at death?

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