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 …
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 | Eastern Theater
Oct 9, 2017 · Five hundred yards in advance of the Mule Shoe was a thin line of Confederate pickets and skirmishers, whose mission was to detect and delay any attack, and to alert the …
Charge Of The Mule Brigade | Soldier's Tales - American Civil War …
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 …
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 …
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. …
Driving a wagon | Civil War Potpourri
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 …
Small-Arms Ammunition Resupply on the Battlefield – When, …
Jan 16, 2015 · I am most impressed with those risky cases where ammunition was delivered to the very front, for instance, in the case of the "mule charge" to supply the Iron Brigade, or the …
Jenks Naval Carbine | Small Arms & Ammunition
Jan 29, 2019 · The approximate six pound “Mule Ear” carbine was a single shot .54 caliber breech loading side hammered percussion firing carbine. It was loaded from the top of the breech …
Supply wagon dimensions? - American Civil War Forums
Jun 26, 2005 · The official nomanclature for the standard supply wagon for the union army was the 1855 six mule United States Army Wagon. The front wheels were 12 spoke, 3 inch tenons, …