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Horses and mules in the Civil War : a complete history with a roster of more than 700 war horses
- Title
- Horses and mules in the Civil War : a complete history with a roster of more than 700 war horses / Gene C. Armistead.
- Author
- Armistead, Gene C., 1947-
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, c2013.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | IKC 13-6637 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121 |
Details
- Description
- vii, 248 p. : ill.; 26 cm
- Summary
- " Using firsthand accounts, 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 racing, mounted music and other themes are all addressed. "--
- Subject
- United States. Army. Cavalry > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
- Confederate States of America. Army. Cavalry > History
- War horses > United States > History > 19th century
- Horses > United States > History > 19th century
- Mules > United States > History > 19th century
- United States > History > Cavalry operations. > Civil War, 1861-1865
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-235) and index.
- Contents
- For want of a horse (or mule) -- Recruiting the equines -- Costs, preferences, transportation and training -- Lost on the field of battle -- Lack of feed, bad roads and poor care -- Runaways, stampedes and Wauhatchie -- The lightning mule brigade -- Hippophagy -- Equines and morale -- War's end and remembrance -- The naming of Civil War equines -- Roster of Civil War equine veterans.
- Call Number
- IKC 13-6637
- ISBN
- 9780786473632 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786473630 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2013029776
- OCLC
- 817595621
- Author
- Armistead, Gene C., 1947-
- Title
- Horses and mules in the Civil War : a complete history with a roster of more than 700 war horses / Gene C. Armistead.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, c2013.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-235) and index.
- Research Call Number
- IKC 13-6637