A Civil War Dog at His Master's Grave
An American Story posted in _Researches Into the History of the British Dog, Volume 1 By George Richard Jesse 1866
"A Faithful Dog.—The widow of Lieut. Pfieff, of Illinois, was enabled to find her husband's grave at Pittsburgh Landing by seeing a dog which had accompanied the Lieutenant to the war. The dog approached her with the most intense manifestations of joy, and immediately indicated to her as well as he was able, his desire that she should follow him. She did so, and he led the way to a distant part of the field, and stopped before a single grave. She caused it to be opened, and there found the body of her dead husband. It appears, from the statement of some of the soldiers, that when Lieut. Pfieff fell, his dog was by his side, and thus remained, licking his wounds, until he was taken from the field and buried. The dog then took his station by the grave, and nothing could induce him to abandon it but for a sufficient length of time each day to satisfy his hunger, until by some means he was made aware of the presence of his mistress. Thus had he watched for twelve days by the grave of his slain master."
A Tribute to my Beloved Dog
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