Aug 23, 2011 · 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 …

Jun 25, 2019 · Mules are quirky beasts, to say the least, and well-known for making trouble simply out of boredom. Sometimes a wagoner might fall short in the battle of wits. Quirky is a nice way of putting it. …

Aug 1, 2022 · 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 …

Oct 22, 2012 · 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.

Mar 13, 2014 · 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 …

Feb 5, 2017 · 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 …

Oct 10, 2012 · 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). …

Jun 15, 2015 · The first two didn't move real fast either and they were typically drawn by mules, not horses, and those weren't as fast although perhaps a bit less fragile and more sure-footed.

Aug 25, 2012 · One of his operations involved loading 24-pound howitzer shells on the backs of two old mules. Graydon approached the Confederate camp and led the mules across the river, lit the fuse, …

Jan 16, 2015 · Horses were soon exchanged for mules. (Edmund R. Brown, Twenty-Seventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry, pp. 49-50) However, when General Sheridan set out on his 1864 campaign in the …