Horses played a critical role in the American Civil War as mounts for cavalry, mounted infantry, couriers, officers, and scouts. Teams of horses or mules pulled wagons and artillery pieces.

I am currently collecting poems, letters, sketches, essays and other writings about the horse’s crucial but much underappreciated role in the American Civil War.

The Civil War in America holds the highest ... 2.5 — Approximate percentage of the American population that died in the Civil War. ... 3,000 — Estimated number of horses killed at the ...

From April 11-14, 2019, thousands of re-enactors with at least 60 cannons and plenty of horses will camp and “fight” for four days, like soldiers did more than 150 years ago. Subscriptions Log In ...

He’s the only one of his kind in Roselawn Cemetery in Roseville. Don was a horse. The grave marker calls him “My Faithful War Horse.” Don died Dec. 16, 1886, at the age of 29.

The simple headstone under a gnarled oak tree marks the resting place of a warrior who saw fierce battles in the American Civil War. Sometimes there’s a small U.S. flag stuck in the ground next ...

The horse, named "Billy Sherman," after the famed Union General William T. Sherman, lived nearly a quarter-century after the Civil War and became a local celebrity.

They’re amongst the most eye-catching horses in the world, bred for their beauty, elegance and spirited nature. The American saddlebred, dubbed “the horse that America made,” is one of the ...