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. …
Mules- shavetails ,belled tails and bell sharps
Sep 15, 2017 · 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 …
GRAPHIC - 1865/1866 pictures of the Wilderness Battlefield
Apr 12, 2014 · The house and farm were located inside the Mule Shoe salient, about several hundred yards behind John B. Gordon's reserve line. Just ahead of the Harrison House was …
Confederate Mountain Howitzer | Cannons / Artillery & Crew …
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 …
How to Fire a Civil War Cannon - American Civil War Forums
Feb 23, 2013 · This small gun was capable of being carried by mule-back through rough terrain, hence its designation mountain howitzer. However, the carriage and wheels were smaller and …
Mule Team "Charge" on July 2 | Gettysburg - American Civil War …
Jan 16, 2015 · Orderly Sergeant Galbraith was sent back to find John Cronk, whose mule team was loaded with extra ammunition. "About 6 o'clock Cronk came up on a dead run. Under …
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 …
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 …
C.S. Uniform Patterns? | Reenactors Forum - Join, Drill, See the …
Nov 1, 2011 · I'm looking for patterns for a mid-late war ANV uniform, i.e. Richmond Depot type ii Jacket and Mule-ear trousers. My research so far has led me to consider Country Cloth and …
Shiloh Rifle... | Small Arms & Ammunition
Apr 12, 2014 · These are the low quality arms and the arms that kicked like a mule. The M1851 and M1857 Saxon Rifle, however, was a first rate .58 caliber rifle that gave good service, that …