Custis Morgan

Custis Morgan was a squirrel adopted as a pet by Mildred Lee in Richmond, Virginia during the American Civil War. She named him after her brother Custis and Confederate General John Hunt Morgan. Custis Morgan was a biter, and General Lee, feeling that the pet was not entirely safe, jokingly threatened to make him into soup. The rodent ran away one day and never came back, solving the problem.

Custis Morgan in The Guns of the South
Mildred Lee reported to her father General Robert E. Lee that Custis Morgan was happy and fat on acorns. General Lee said that a fat squirrel had better not be seen by his soldiers. Mildred decided to hide Custis lest the General smuggle him to camp in the clothing shipments.