Famous Horses of American History
Author: Evelyn Brogan
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Published: 1923
Total Pages: 144
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Author: Evelyn Brogan
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Published: 1923
Total Pages: 144
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Fairfax Downey
Publisher:
Published: 2011-04
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781258003517
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContains The True Stories Of Sixty-Four Famous Chargers, Their Breeding, Bravery, Endurance, And The Love Between Them And Their Masters.
Author: Fairfax Downey
Publisher: New York ; Toronto : Nelson
Published: 1959
Total Pages: 128
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Published: 1960
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Gene C. Armistead
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2013-09-09
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 0786473630
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHorses 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 37 illustrations. More than 700 Civil War equines are identified and described with incidental information and identification of their masters.
Author: Earl J. Hess
Publisher: LSU Press
Published: 2022-03-30
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 0807177156
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnimals mattered in the Civil War. Horses and mules powered the Union and Confederate armies, providing mobility for wagons, pulling artillery pieces, and serving as fighting platforms for cavalrymen. Drafted to support the war effort, horses often died or suffered terrible wounds on the battlefield. Raging diseases also swept through army herds and killed tens of thousands of other equines. In addition to weaponized animals such as horses, pets of all kinds accompanied nearly every regiment during the war. Dogs commonly served as unit mascots and were also used in combat against the enemy. Living and fighting in the natural environment, soldiers often encountered a variety of wild animals. They were pestered by many types of insects, marveled at exotic fish while being transported along the coasts, and took shots at alligators in the swamps along the lower Mississippi River basin. Animal Histories of the Civil War Era charts a path to understanding how the animal world became deeply involved in the most divisive moment in American history. In addition to discussions on the dominant role of horses in the war, one essay describes the use of camels by individuals attempting to spread slavery in the American Southwest in the antebellum period. Another explores how smaller wildlife, including bees and other insects, affected soldiers and were in turn affected by them. One piece focuses on the congressional debate surrounding the creation of a national zoo, while another tells the story of how the famous show horse Beautiful Jim Key and his owner, a former slave, exposed sectional and racial fault lines after the war. Other topics include canines, hogs, vegetarianism, and animals as veterans in post–Civil War America. The contributors to this volume—scholars of animal history and Civil War historians—argue for an animal-centered narrative to complement the human-centered accounts of the war. Animal Histories of the Civil War Era reveals that warfare had a poignant effect on animals. It also argues that animals played a vital role as participants in the most consequential conflict in American history. It is time to recognize and appreciate the animal experience of the Civil War period.
Author: Sharon B. Smith
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781493019243
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLittle Sorrel, the beloved war horse of one of the South's greatest generals, was originally a Northerner, and at fourteen hands, was among the smallest mounts of any officer on either side. A Confederate general once called him "a sorry chestnut with a shambling gait," but one of Jackson's aides said that in battle "the old sorrel horse seemed endowed with the style and form of an Arabian." Although he was the regular mount of one the war's greatest risk-takers, he survived Stonewall Jackson by twenty-three years and received a hero's funeral more than a century after the end of the Civil War. Book jacket.
Author: Chris Bagley
Publisher: Gettysburg Publishing
Published: 2021-08-03
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 1734627638
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHorses are one of the many unsung heroes of the American Civil War. These majestic animals were impressed into service, trained, prepared for battle, and turned into expendable implements of war. There is more to this story, however. When an army’s means and survival is predicated upon an animal whose instincts are to flee rather than fight, a bond of mutual trust and respect between handler and horse must be forged. Ultimately, the Battle of Gettysburg resulted in thousands of horses killed and wounded. Their story deserves telling, from a time not so far removed.
Author: Dennis S. Gallahan
Publisher:
Published: 2020-01-20
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9781645317647
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNumerous books have been written about Lee and his famous horse Traveller. But many that have studied the two civil war icons know little about other horses he owned or the struggles he had maintaining a steady supply of the essential animal to the army. During the civil war years, Lee's army was constantly confronted with an inadequate supply of the noble animal. The consequences of an insufficient number of horses, inadequate veterinarian care and a lack of forage ultimately contributed to the union victory. This work will chronologically take you from Lee's youth and early riding experiences, through the horses he rode during the Mexican War, into the five horses he used during the civil war; his struggle to supply horses to the confederate army, and his post war rides through Virginia on his beloved Traveller. This is a must read for historians and equestrian enthusiast.
Author: Julie Hawkins
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781455623273
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This book takes a comprehensive look at the use of horses across the Confederate military, including differences between horses in the North and in the South, why particular breeds or colors were chosen for specific tasks, the life expectancy of military horses and common causes of death, and the distinct challenges of caring for horses in wartime conditions. Anecdotes about wartime adventures are included, as well as chapters about specific horses and their lineages if known, the stories behind their names, how they were acquired by their owners, and ways in which they were immortalized. Robert E. Lee's Traveller, Stonewall Jackson's Little Sorrel, Forrest's thirty horses, Ashby's Tom Telegraph, and many more are featured here"--Provided by publisher.