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Mules- shavetails ,belled tails and bell sharps | Four Footed Friends 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
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
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
How were wounded horses treated in the Civil War? Equine usage was of vital importance 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 That
Union Battery - 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
Confederate Mountain Howitzer - American Civil War Forums Stonewall Jackson attempted to use pack mule carried mountain howitzers in the Valley campaign, but the mules were not accustomed to gunfire and behaved very poorly (Imagine a full grown mule on the ground trying to scrape something off its back and you have the picture ) This was a battery under Imboden
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
Some Horse Waste Gettysburg Statistics | Gettysburg Just some small streams, some that were quickly polluted by dead horses and mules Even to this day, Gettysburg has had a shortage of water, even for only 100,000 or so current residents A water and forage shortage surely meant some quick action to attack by the Confederates, in addition to having no easy egress out of the county, required a