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The Legend of "War Eagle!"
War Eagle VI (Tiger) is a golden eagle whose lineage is traced back to the Civil War.
Legend has it that an Auburn student was wounded serving under Robert E. Lee in the Battle of the Wilderness.
After losing consciousness, the soldier awoke seeing only two living things left on the battlefield -- himself and a baby eagle.
Twenty-eight years later, the soldier was a member of the Auburn faculty at the Georgia-Auburn game in 1892.
When Auburn scored first, his eagle, now an old adult, broke free and began flying above the stadium.
The crowd was said to have cried, "War Eagle!".
War Eagle VI (Tiger) is a golden eagle whose lineage is traced back to the Civil War.
Legend has it that an Auburn student was wounded serving under Robert E. Lee in the Battle of the Wilderness.
After losing consciousness, the soldier awoke seeing only two living things left on the battlefield -- himself and a baby eagle.
Twenty-eight years later, the soldier was a member of the Auburn faculty at the Georgia-Auburn game in 1892.
When Auburn scored first, his eagle, now an old adult, broke free and began flying above the stadium.
The crowd was said to have cried, "War Eagle!".