Jan 16, 2015 · 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 …

Jul 23, 2017 · In another instant the gun fired, the mule tumbled down upon his knees, and the shell struck far from its mark on the hillside and exploded. The Captain cried out: "Every man …

Oct 10, 2012 · Often the the name "Bloody Angle" is used to describe the Mule Shoe salient overall, but it originally referred to an angle within the line on the western side of the salient, …

Mar 18, 2011 · In 1864, in White County, Tenn., he took his dad's mule and ran off to join Dibrell's Cavalry, at the time trying to join up with Wheeler, then raiding near Nashville. Henry was 14, …

Jan 20, 2018 · These 3 chains were acquired with the mule/horse chain bit I posted last week. They appear to have been dug...

Apr 10, 2012 · The handler pointed the mule at the empty prairie and then the handler lit the fuse to the loaded Mountain Howitzer on the back of the mule. The mule had never heard the …

Aug 26, 2007 · The song "Turchin's got your mule" (stemming from the catchphrase " Here's your mule ") was popular during the war, and its chorus is said to have been used by disheartened …

May 3, 2013 · 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 …

Aug 6, 2006 · I'm working on a new project which will involve looking into notable examples of hand-to-hand infantry combat during the Civil War. I can think of a few off the top of my head, …

Dec 28, 2008 · The mule was led to the edge of the clearing, with his rear end pointed in the direction of a mountain pasture and the fuse lit. That is where everything went wrong. The …