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...
Confederate Mountain Howitzer - American Civil War Forums
Apr 10, 2012 · The handler pointed the mule at the empty prairie and then the handler lit the fuse to the loaded Mountain Howitzer on the back of the mule. The mule had never heard the sound of a …
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 …
Special Field Orders, No. 15. | Civil War Potpourri
Feb 20, 2005 · If any one wants a mule they can have one of these mules. This is the origin of that famous phrase, "forty acres and a mule." As Campbell arrived to the island and they put the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Spotsylvania National Battlefield - American Civil War Forums
Mar 3, 2017 · Photos by Mike Turner and Jim Klag. Painting Battle Of Spotsylvania by Thure de Thulstrup, 1887 Monument at the site of John Sedgwick's death. Mockup of Confederate works …
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 …