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- May 12, 2010
- Location
- Now Florida but always a Kentuckian
Horses and mules served during the Civil war in greater number and suffered more casualties than the men of the Union and Confederate armies combined. Using firsthand accounts, this history addresses the many uses of equines during the war, the methods by which they were obtained, their costs, their suffering on the battlefields and roads, their consumption by soldiers, and such topics as racing and mounted music.
The book is supplemented by accounts of the "Lightning Mule Brigade", the "Charge of the Mule Brigade", five appendices and 17 illustrations. More than 700 Civil War equines are identified and described with incidental information and identification of their masters.
As the author states: "The Civil War could not have been fought for so long a period over so extensive an area without horses and mules. Their experiences must have been equally compelling as those of the men." This book tells their story.
The book is supplemented by accounts of the "Lightning Mule Brigade", the "Charge of the Mule Brigade", five appendices and 17 illustrations. More than 700 Civil War equines are identified and described with incidental information and identification of their masters.
As the author states: "The Civil War could not have been fought for so long a period over so extensive an area without horses and mules. Their experiences must have been equally compelling as those of the men." This book tells their story.