"Traveller" was the favorite horse of which famous person?

"Traveller" was Confederate General Robert E. Lee's most famous horse during the American Civil War. He was a grey American Saddlebred of 16 hands, notable for speed, strength and courage in combat. The horse was born in 1857 and was puchased by Lee in 1861. Both Lee and Traveller survived the Civil War.

During the last years of his life, General Lee served as president of Washington (now Washington and Lee) College in Lexington, Virginia. Traveller lived there too, grazing on the campus grass and spending time in a stable which was connected to Lee’s campus home.

Traveller outlived Lee, walking behind the hearse as the General was laid to rest in October of 1870. About eight months later, Traveller contracted tetanus after stepping on a nail. He was put down in June of 1871.