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- 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
- First-hand account of Uptons Charge at Spotsylvania
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
- Charge Of The Mule Brigade | Soldiers Tales - American Civil War Forums
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 harnesses and stampeded toward a Confederate unit The Confederates, unable to see and confusing the sound of mules'
- The Irish Desert Fox, Captain James Paddy Graydon and his suicide . . .
The Irish Desert Fox, Captain James 'Paddy' Graydon and his suicide mule bombs major bill Jan 29, 2025 M
- Sherman - Shermans Field order No. 15 | Famous People of the Late . . .
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any property or money Again, Lincoln let it slide It was only after Lincoln's assasination that this field order was revoked Click to expand Welcome to CWT, Steve This is a well thought out and interesting analysis of Sherman's views
- Jenks Naval Carbine - American Civil War Forums
The approximate six pound "Mule Ear" carbine was a single shot 54 caliber breech loading side hammered percussion firing carbine It was loaded from the top of the breech which was opened by pulling up and back on a hooked handle As the breech block was opened an internal bolt would be pulled back
- A Matter of Yards (What if Lee abandoned the Mule Shoe?)
This position (nicknamed the Mule Shoe by the troops), was the most concerning portion of the line That afternoon, two attacks had been made upon the position; the first had been repulsed quite easily; but the other had broken through the line, nearly undoing the whole position Only the redeployment of reserves unengaged units saved the line
- The Bloody Angle at Spotsylvania Court House, May 12, 1864
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 Winfield S Hancock launched a major assault on the tip of the Confederate salient named the "Mule Shoe" for its U shape
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