Animal Histories of the Civil War Era (Earl J. Hess - A) Section-Pre Civil War The struggle over the fortified

The struggle over the fortified Confederate position known as Spotsylvania's Mule Shoe was without parallel during the Civil War

Convinced that religion was a crucial aspect of life

in contrast

Johnston wisely accepted those terms

and the ritual of Memorial Day

Animal Histories of the Civil War Era (Earl J. Hess - A) Section-Pre Civil War The struggle over the fortifiedby 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,