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Our Fleet

SegTours uses only the latest ("Gen2") Segways with LeanSteer technology which are easier and more fun to ride than earlier models.

Each Segway in our fleet is named after a horse that served in Gettysburg.

-- The North --

Baldy (aka "Old Baldy") - The favorite mount of Major General George M. Meade, commander of the Army of the Potomac. Baldy was wounded many times during the war, including the second day of Gettysburg when he was hit in the stomach by a bullet that first passed through Gen. Meade's right leg. Baldy survived the battle, however, and outlived Meade himself by more than 10 years. Today, Baldy's head is mounted on a plaque in a glass case, under the care of the Old Baldy Civil War Round Table, on exhibit in the Meade Room of the Civil War and Underground Railroad Museum of Philadelphia. There is a monument to Meade riding Baldy on the battlefield, east of Hancock Avenue on the Leister Farm. Meade's other horses included Blackie, Gertie, and Old Bill.

Fancy - The horse ridden by Major General John F. Reynolds, commander of the I Corps, and one of the Union Army's most respected senior commanders. At Gettysburg, Reynolds also had operational control over the III and XI Corps and Buford's Cavalry Division. On the first day of the battle, Reynolds was shot in the back of the neck, fell from Fancy, and died. There is a monument to Reynolds riding Fancy on the battlefield at the Chambersburg Pike on McPherson Ridge. Reynold's other horse was named Prince.

Charlemagne - The last and favorite mount of Colonel Joshua Chamberlain, commander at Gettysburg of the 20th Maine, 3rd Brig., 1st Div., V Corps. Colonel Chamberlain had six previous horses shot out from under him, was himself wounded six times in the war, and won the Medal of Honor for his heroism in his tenacious defense of the left flank of the Union line on Little Round Top. Charlemagne was also with (now) Major General Chamberlain when he presided over the parade of Confederate infantry as part of the formal surrender at Appomattox Court House, April 12, 1865. Charlemagne was a Morgan Horse and was wounded twice but survived the war and returned to Maine with his master who was subsequently elected Governor of Maine.

Plug Ugly - The battle mount of Brigadier General Alpheus S. Williams, commander of the XII Corps (replacing Slocum). Gen. Williams survived the war unwounded, due in no small part to Plug Ugly who was wounded numerous times, including taking the brunt of a shell which exploded beneath them at Chancellorsville. Plug Ugly survived his wounds and was with the General at Gettysburg. He was retired about a year later and died shortly thereafter. A statue of Gen. Williams atop Plug Ugly stands at the intersection of Central Avenue and Inselruhe Avenue on Belle Isle (Detroit). Gen. Williams' other horses were Yorkshire and Major.

Lancer - The horse ridden by Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer, commander of the 2nd Brigade ("Michigan Brigade"), 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, at Gettysburg. General Custer and two of his brothers (one of whom had been awarded two Medals of Honor in the Civil War) were famously killed 13 years later at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, popularly known as "Custer's Last Stand." Custer's other horses included Don Juan, Harry, and Roanoke.

-- The South --

Traveller - The famous mount of General Robert E. Lee, commander of The Army of Northern Virginia. Traveller (spelled by Lee with two L's in the British style) was an American Saddlebred, iron grey with black points. He was loved by Lee because he had great stamina and was difficult to frighten. Although Traveler was at Gettysburg, General Lee was said to have most frequently ridden another horse, Lucy Long, during the battle. After his death, Traveller was buried, exhumed, mounted for display, and finally reburied in 1971 next to the Lee Chapel on the campus of Washington and Lee University, a few feet from General Lee's own burial place. The Virginia State Monument (West Confederate Avenue, near Spangler Woods) depicts General Lee riding Traveller. Lee's other horses included Brown-Roan, Richmond, and Ajax.

Hero - ridden by Lt General James Longstreet, commander of the First Corps. After the death of Stonewall Jackson two months before Gettysburg, Lee looked to Longstreet as his second-in-command, referring to Longstreet as his "Old War Horse." Under orders by General Lee, Longstreet reluctantly supervised the disastrous infantry assault known as Pickett's Charge. There is a monument to General Longstreet riding Hero at Pitzler Woods (at the amphitheater).

Rifle - the much-cherished steed of Lt. Gen Richard Ewell, commander of the Second Corps. Gen. Ewell often rode in a buggy because his left leg was amputated below the knee about a year before Gettysburg, making it difficult to mount his horse. He kept Rifle, a "flea bitten gray", close at hand, however, and was sometimes lifted into the saddle and strapped to his horse to avoid falling off.

Virginia - ridden by Major General J.E.B. Stuart, commander of Stuart's Division (Cavalry). Virginia was credited with preventing Gen. Stuart's capture on the day before Gettysburg. Chased by a squad of Yankees at the Battle of Hanover, Gen. Stuart spurred Virginia who jumped a 15-foot-wide water-filled ditch, affecting their escape. Gen. Stuart's other horses included Highfly, My Maryland, Skylark, General, Chancellor, and Bullet.

Dixie - The large dark bay of Colonel Edward Porter Alexander, commander of Alexander's Battery, Artillery Reserve and the officer in charge of the massive artillery bombardment preceding Pickett's Charge. Col. Alexander sometimes rode Meg, a shorter, lighter bay, and it was said that his life was saved many times by his choice of horses. While atop Dixie, it was said on some occasions that his leg may have been taken off by a projectile if he had been riding the smaller horse. And while atop Meg it was said that his head would have been taken off by an artillery shell if he had been riding the taller horse.

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