Famed Maryland saddle designer arrested in Hanover as Confederate courier

(Cannonball) Military officer Walter H. Jenifer of Baltimore, Md., designed a type of saddle which sold well to both the Confederate and Union armies. However, it proved quite uncomfortable and was not easily adaptable. This image is from The Civil War Gazette.
Jenifer was the son of a former member of the U.S. Congress and minister to Austria, Col. Daniel Jenifer. His grandfather was a Founding Father of the U.S. and a member of the Constitutional Convention. Walter Jenifer entered West Point in 1841, but left to accept a commission as a lieutenant in the infantry. He later transferred to the cavalry, where he designed the saddle for which he is still known. His native Maryland did not secede, but Jenifer offered his services to the Confederacy anyway. He raised a company of cavalry and received a commission as a lieutenant colonel. He led a battalion in some of the war's earliest battles.
However, before he joined the Confederate cause, he ran into some trouble in Hanover, Pennsylvania. Here is the story: Continued

Photo: After the war, Jenifer served in the Egyptian army and then went into the horse business.