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Civil War Mules
By Jonathan R. Allen - Last updated: Sunday, November 8, 2009
During the Civil War, mules would often be used to pull wagons full of supplies, forage, or ammunition. Mules would be worked in teams of six and hitched to a wagon in tandem. The mule driver would ride on the back of the mule nearest to the wagon and on the right side. The mule driver kept his authority over the mules, no small task as mules are often very uncooperative, with a whip called a black snake.
Traveller
By Jonathan R. Allen - Last updated: Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Traveller was General Robert E. Lee’s horse during and after the Civil War. Traveller is the famous “Confederate grey” colored horse so well recognized in Civil War photographs and art.