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Plaster model for equestrian statue of "Stonewall" Jackson on Monument Avenue, by Frederick William Sievers, 1916. In this model , Jackson is not on Little Sorrel but rather another of his horses, Superior. There is a popular but mistaken idea that hooves raised or on the ground indicate whether the rider lived, was wounded, or killed. In both the Lee and Jackson statues, all four hooves are on the ground, yet one lived and the other died. The sculptor, Sievers, said it was simply a matter of artistic impression. |