While researching a completely different topic I came across this article on how General Lee came to own his famous horse Traveller written by the man he purchased the horse from. The article was originally published in the Southern Historical Society Papers Volume XXXV, page 99-101, 1907.

I took the pictures below at Washington and Lee University where General Lee served as President after the war. Traveler lived on campus with General Lee until his death in 1871 when after stepping on a nail he died of tetanus, one year after his owner. He was buried on the grounds of the campus, but his body was stolen and his bones bleached and displayed in Rochester, New York. The skeleton was purchased privately and returned to the college in 1907. In 1971 they were buried in their current location. The stable where he lived now serves as the garage for the President’s residence (Lee House). The doors are left open to allow the ghost of Traveler to freely come and go from his former residence.

According to the W & L Spectator the Traveler grave marker was replaced in 2023, shown in the picture below.

The signs in the two images below were scheduled to be replaced.

I’ll update these pictures on a future trip to Lexington