Confederate Pikes

[alan polk]

Neat little presentation on the recovery of hundreds of Confederate pikes.

 

[major bill]

Interesting find.

 

[NH Civil War Gal]

That was very interesting. Who would have planned on using them that late in the war?

 

[mofederal]

I like the video. I have seen it before, and as I am into archaeology, I was very interested in it. Hard to believe that pikes would make such a late appearance in the war. Thank you for posting it @alan polk. I enjoyed it from beginning to the end.

 

[Larryh86GT]

Neat video.

 

[bdtex]

Ok. Enjoyed the video and I am gonna learn something new today without Google. I am gonna let one of y'all explain it. What is a pike?

 

[alan polk]

Cavalry weapon, kinda like a jousting pole I guess. Used to stab folks and cut opponents' bridles.

 

[bdtex]

Cavalry weapon, kinda like a jousting pole I guess. Used to stab folks and cut opponents' bridles.

Thank you sir. I am not yet well-versed in cavalry warfare but I am slowly getting there. So many Texas Regiments were cavalry or dismounted cavalry regiments.