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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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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. "--
Subjects
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
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