- 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
- 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
- Forrest - Streights Alabama Raid | Famous People of the Late . . .
Dodge made a demonstration as Streight moved out, hoping to occupy Forrest until Streight had a good start, but Forrest doped the ruse out and left Roddy to handle Dodge Streight wasn't the only guy on mules - Wilder's brigade got them, too, because the Union was out of horses It was a real laugh when these infantrymen tried to get on these mules, most of whom hadn't been broken to a saddle
- Mule Teams | Four Footed Friends
Teams of unbroken mules were not used by the US The government set up Mule Depots for the breaking and training of mules in several locations across the country, the earliest, established in September 1861, also for the training of civilian wagoners employed by the Army, was at Perryville, Md
- Civil War Ambulance. | Period Photos Examinations
Photograph of an army ambulance being loaded with wounded soldiers Image caption reads, “Grandfather York with his ambulance during the Civil War ” Typical army ambulances were wagons covered with a canvas cover, pulled by horses or mules, with room for two to four stretchers and one or two
- Transporting Wars Transportation; For Want Of A Horse. . . . .
Horses wanted! Our country lost around one million horses and mules between 1861 and 1865 There was a never ending scramble to replace them and keep cavalry mounted, horse artillery armed and on the spot, officers out front, supplies to the front, communications open, intelligence hopping and
- Daily Distance Covered by Supply Wagons? | Reenactors Forum - Join . . .
Mules would last a bit longer from what I've read In the artillery they were often used to pull the wagons but weren't much used for the guns because they freaked out when the shooting started
- Union Battery | Period Photos Examinations
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
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