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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:

McFarland & CompanyInc., Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2013

Description:

vii, 248 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subject:

United States--Cavalry operations.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Cavalry operations.
War horses--United States--History--19th century.
United States.--Cavalry--Cavalry--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Confederate States of America.--Cavalry--Cavalry--History.
Horses--United States--History--19th century.
Mules--United States--History--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references 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.

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. "-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0786473630 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786473632 (softcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)817595621

LCCN:

2013029776

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)