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Animal Histories of the Civil War Era

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Availability:In StockContributor:Earl J. Hess (Editor), Joan Cashin (Contribution by), Lorien Foote (Contribution by)Series:Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil WarPublish date:2022-03-30Pages:280
Language:EnglishPublisher:LSU PressISBN-13:9780807176917ISBN-10:807176915UPC:9780807176917Book Category:History, NatureBook Subcategory:United States, Animals, EssaysBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877)Size:9.30 x 4.40 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SCKPTKGK9V

Animal Histories of the Civil War Era

Animals 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...

Series: Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War
Language:EnglishPublisher:LSU PressISBN-13:9780807176917ISBN-10:807176915UPC:9780807176917Book Category:History, NatureBook Subcategory:United States, Animals, EssaysBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877)Size:9.30 x 4.40 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SCKPTKGK9V

Earl J. Hess is the former Stewart W. McClelland Chair in History at Lincoln Memorial University. He is the author of nearly two dozen books on the American Civil War, including Civil War Logistics: A Study of Military Transportation.


Publisher: LSU Press

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Earl J. Hess (Editor), Joan Cashin (Contribution by), Lorien Foote (Contribution by)

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