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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
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
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any property or money Again, Lincoln let it slide It was only after Lincoln's assasination that this field order was revoked Click to expand Welcome to CWT, Steve This is a well thought out and interesting analysis of Sherman's views
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
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
Mule Shoe salient: Horror of the melee | Eastern Theater Many realized after the Mule Shoe's construction that it was not the best position; IIRC, the line was laid out by one of Ed Johnson's aides, who was not a professional engineer Can't recall all the details but there's some further info to its construction in Earl Hess' "Trench Warfare Under Lee and Grant"
McGowans South Carolina Brigade at the Bloody Angle Today, May 12, marks the anniversary of the infamous fight for the Mule Shoe salient and Bloody Angle at Spotsylvania C H After Hancock's massive assault busted through the Mule Shoe salient that morning, Confederate division commanders John B Gordon and Robert E Rodes immediately began