Two Philadelphia attractions are going head to head over the ownership of "Old Baldy," the horse of Civil War Union general George Meade. The Museum of the Grand Army of the Republic argues it lent the famous horse's head to the Civil War Library during a period of financial hardship in the 1970s. Twenty-five years later, it expects its return. The Library maintains it is now the rightful owner -- Old Baldy's head is its well-established icon -- and that the GAR can't prove definitive ownership.

The home of the head may be decided on Wednesday in "Orphan's Court," a local vehicle for resolving disputes among charitable organizations.

Learn more about Old Baldy in Roadside America's Pet Cemetery. [03/10/2003]

November 26, 2009