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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse
has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the air,
the person died because of wounds received in battle.
If the horsehas all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural cause.

On the right is a statue of Winfield Hancock from the Civil War at Gettysburg. 

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