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 …
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
Four-mule army team and wagon | Period Photos & Examinations
Mar 2, 2012 · City Point, Virginia (vicinity). Four-mule army team and wagon. CREATED/PUBLISHED [1865] NOTES Caption from negative sleeve: Four Mule Army Wagons, Army wagon going to …