Animal Histories of the Civil War Era (Earl J. Hess - A) custer played an important strategic role

played an important strategic role by connecting Hagerstown

and Gettysburg found itself on the map permanently

From the moment the Presidential Special left the station

and accepting the burden of leading the last desperate effort to ensure the survival of the Confederacy

along with the other members of the Washington Mounted Rifles

Animal Histories of the Civil War Era (Earl J. Hess - A) custer played an important strategic roleby Earl Hess (Editor), Joan Cashin (Contributor), Lorien Foote (Contributor), David Gerleman (Contributor), Abraham Gibson (Contributor), Brian Matthew Jordan (Contributor), Jason Phillips (Contributor), Mark Smith (Contributor), Paula Tarankow (Contributor), Daniel Vandersommers (Contributor), Michael Woods (Contributor) Animals mattered in the Civil War. Horses and mules powered the Union and Confederate armies, providing mobility for wagons,