Mules- shavetails ,belled tails and bell sharps
Aug 23, 2011 · Interesting military tradition for mules: New arrivals had their tails shaved hence shavetails Then as they learned new skills and their tail grew a bell was cut into the tail to show the …
First-hand account of Upton's Charge at Spotsylvania
Nov 20, 2012 · Thought this was an excellent account of Col. Emory Upton's charge on the Mule Shoe salient at Spotsylvania, May 10, 1864. From the diary of Clinton...
Some Stories From Spotsylvania - American Civil War Forums
Oct 9, 2017 · Archer W. Watkins Inspired by the success of Upton's Charge, General Grant decided to repeat the tactic, but on a much larger scale. Two days later he would launch an entire Federal …
Mules dressed as reindeer | Four Footed Friends
May 23, 2018 · Mule-deer Oborseth, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons - ehhhh close enough I have read several times about what happened near Savannah on Christmas Day 1864. Several men …
Member Review - The Heart of Hell: The Soldiers' Struggle for ...
May 3, 2013 · The struggle over the fortified Confederate position known as Spotsylvania's Mule Shoe was without parallel during the Civil War. A Union assault that began at 4:30 A.M. on May 12, 1864, …
Mule Teams | Four Footed Friends | American Civil War Forums
Jun 25, 2019 · The government set up Mule Depots for the breaking and training of mules in several locations across the country, the earliest, established in September 1861, also for the training of …
How old is this US Cavalry Bit? - American Civil War Forums
Feb 5, 2017 · I also have, what I was told,, is a mule/pack horse bridle, with US rosettes. I'd love to know if they are period correct,, heres the bit,, I can post bridle in the tomorrow. The knowledge of this …
McGowan's South Carolina Brigade at the Bloody Angle
Nov 20, 2012 · Today, May 12, marks the anniversary of the infamous fight for the Mule Shoe salient and Bloody Angle at Spotsylvania C.H. After Hancock's massive assault busted through the Mule …
Sherman - Sherman's Field order No. 15 | Famous People of the Late ...
Oct 10, 2012 · He saw 40 acres and a mule as a permanent fix to the problem of 4 million freed slaves without any property or money. Again, Lincoln let it slide. It was only after Lincoln's assasination that …
The Bloody Angle at Spotsylvania Court House, May 12, 1864
Nov 20, 2012 · On this day, May 12, 150 years ago one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War occurred. At 4:35 am this morning the II Corps of the Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. Winfield …