Dogs were common companions during the Civil War. “Dog Jack,” a brown and white mixed bulldog and mascot of the Niagara Engine Company, followed the men when they enlisted in Company F of the 102nd Pennsylvania Volunteers. Jack was present in all the major battles—Fair Oaks, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, the Wilderness and many others.
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