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
Estimated Number of Horses and Mules in a Confederate Infantry Brigade . . . Summary: Based on extent examples and research, my (conservative) estimate for a typical Confederate brigade works out to 186 horses and mules, assuming the brigade comprised four regiments of average size, broken out as follows Brigade Staff: 12 horses (see Note A) Two brigade
What happened to the horses? - American Civil War Forums I was somewhat surprised to learn that both horses and mules (at least on the Union side) where practicable, were sold off once it was determined they weren't fit for further use based on Quartermaster criteria (which were fairly strict on paper) about their health and relative ability to perform
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
Charge Of The Mule Brigade | Soldiers Tales The Confederates, unable to see and confusing the sound of mules' hooves with a cavalry charge, panicked and ran away Some Union soldiers who witnessed the action dubbed it "The Charge of the Mule Brigade," and the story soon became the subject of a number of jokes
How many wagons per corps - American Civil War Forums 2 21,628 Mules 3 4,302 army wagons 4 89 2-horse wagons 5 928 Ambulances 6 216 pack mules VI Corps had the most wagons and ambulances with 675, XII Corps has the least at 481 wagons and ambulances At an average of 20 yards per wagon with 3 4 a mile for straggling I Corps would have taken up 5 1 4 miles to 5 3 4 miles of road
Question for the Forum: How much did they cost? How much did a horse cost during the War period? I realize it would depend on the animal, but do we have a range? How about mules? Same question, if anyone's got an answer
Driving a wagon - American Civil War Forums In the 1860s there seem to have been two ways for a teamster wagoner to control the team, one was from a seat on the wagon box and another was from the back of one of the draft animals artillery-style Are there names for each of these arrangements? A wagon without a seat would be cheaper to
Horse Artillery | Cannons Artillery Crew Served Weapons I know horse artillery was mobile artillery that usually operated with cavalry Pelham and Chew were notable horse artillery commanders under Stuart for the ANV But what exactly was horse artillery? Was it simply a matter of training and operations? Or did they use specific kinds of light