Mules- shavetails ,belled tails and bell sharps 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 mastered skill First bell was added when the animal could pack Second bell was added when the animal could
Monument to horses and mules killed in war This three-quarter sized statue is dedicated to the million and a half horses and mules that perished or were used during the Civil War It was dedicated in the summer of 1997 This statue was commissioned by Paul Mellon who served at Fort Riley during World War II and sculpture was designed by Tessa Pullan
Forrest - Streights Alabama Raid | Famous People of the Late . . . Streight wasn't the only guy on mules - Wilder's brigade got them, too, because the Union was out of horses It was a real laugh when these infantrymen tried to get on these mules, most of whom hadn't been broken to a saddle and weren't about to be! But, by the time Forrest caught up to Streight he was just about in as bad a way
Union Battery | Period Photos Examinations - American Civil War Forums Battery M, 2nd U S Artillery in the field, 1862 A standard Battery contained 6 of the same type of gun, each pulled by 6 horses (mules generally did not have the temperament for combat) Each cannon had a support caisson, with 2 ammunition chests, also pulled by 6 horses All the horses are
The Irish Desert Fox, Captain James Paddy Graydon and his suicide . . . Sadly, mules know who last fed them and followed Paddy's return path No one except the mules were hurt Two brave mules gave their lives for the Union cause Graydon was accused by Dr Whitlock of murdering Indians and being a thief Graydon did not survive the War An upset Graydon confronted Whitlock and a gun fight broke out
How many wagons per corps - American Civil War Forums drawn by a team of four horses or six mules " And the third statement on the effective load of Civil War wagons comes from the U S Army Centre of Military History historian Ted Ballard: "An Army wagon, drawn by four horses over good roads, could carry 2,800 pounds A good six-mule team, in the best season of the year, could haul 4,000 pounds
Artillery Horses | Cannons Artillery Crew Served Weapons It took 110 horses (or mules) to get one battery of light guns to a battle field Most often when we recall the equines who served during the war, the image of the cavalry mount comes to mind, but, in actuality, most army horses worked in harness
Mule Team Charge on July 2 | Gettysburg - American Civil War Forums An enemy shot in just the right spot would have blasted Cronk, his mules, and several other men into oblivion Fortunately for Battery B, Cronk delivered his ammunition without incident Unfortunately for the left wing of Kershaw's brigade, it enabled Battery B to continue firing for another half hour, which sent many a poor South Carolinian
Detail Showing Dead Horses at Meades HQ. | Gettysburg Apparently some pack mules were still in use with the Army of the Potomac as of mid-1863 The 216 pack mules listed with the army were all reportedly attached to the Eleventh Corps - some of them passed right by Meade's headquarters on July 2, according to an account by Sgt Patrick McEneany, who is described as an orderly attached to army headquarters [National Tribune, March 22, 1900]
How were wounded horses treated in the Civil War? Have seen it described that horses (and mules) performed as 'living machines' Their power was used to pull wagons and artillery, carry supplies, as well as to transport soldiers It's commonly estimated that 1 5 million horses and mules died (either from wounds or disease), out of about 3 million in use, during their wartime service