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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
- Some Stories From Spotsylvania - American Civil War Forums
Archer W Watkins Inspired by the success of Upton's Charge, General Grant decided to repeat the tactic, but on a much larger scale Two days later he would launch an entire Federal corps–20,000 men–at the tip of Mule Shoe salient The attack was launched at 4:30 a m on May 12, in the foggy darkness and driving rain The assault was predicated upon surprise, so the Federal troops advanced
- 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
- Member Review - The Heart of Hell: The Soldiers Struggle for . . .
The struggle over the fortified Confederate position known as Spotsylvania's Mule Shoe was without parallel during the Civil War A Union assault that began at 4:30 A M on May 12, 1864, sparked brutal combat that lasted nearly twenty-four hours By the time Grant's forces withdrew, some 55,000
- 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
- Mules dressed as reindeer | Four Footed Friends
Mule-deer Oborseth, CC BY-SA 3 0 , via Wikimedia Commons - ehhhh close enough I have read several times about what happened near Savannah on Christmas Day 1864 Several men from a Michigan regiment loaded up wagons with food and supplies and gave them to the civilians near Savannah They
- 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
- 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
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