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...
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 …
Charge Of The Mule Brigade - American Civil War Forums
Feb 5, 2017 · From The Original Civil War Buff Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1863 "During the night battle of October 27-28, some mules, panicking from the noise of firing, broke free from their harnesses …
Driving a wagon - American Civil War Forums
Aug 12, 2011 · The driver in most all cases of the Model 1858 Six Mule Army Wagon rode the near wheel horse or mule and utilized a drivers saddle. It very much resembled the artillery except there …
The Bloody Angle at Spotsylvania Court House, May 12, 1864
Oct 14, 2013 · Confederate Private Tisdale Stepp of Company F, 14th North Carolina Infantry sings "Bonnie Blue Flag," rallying the regiment during the fighting at the Mule Shoe at Spotsylvania …
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 …
The Irish Desert Fox, Captain James 'Paddy' Graydon and his suicide ...
Aug 25, 2012 · The Irish Desert Fox, Captain James 'Paddy' Graydon and his suicide mule bombs. major bill Jan 29, 2025 M
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 …
Mule Shoe salient: 'Horror of the melee' | Eastern Theater
May 24, 2016 · Many realized after the Mule Shoe's construction that it was not the best position; IIRC, the line was laid out by one of Ed Johnson's aides, who was not a professional engineer. Can't recall …