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 …
Sherman - Sherman's Field order No. 15 | Famous People of the …
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 …
Member Review - NF - 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 …
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 …
Mule Teams | Four Footed Friends
Jun 25, 2019 · So, treat a mule right and it will treat you right, but left to their own discretion they will not pull an overloaded wagon up a hill. Agreed on every point. Just think of the misery (and …
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 …
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 …