Gene C. Armistead
Autore di Horses and Mules in the Civil War: A Complete History with a Roster of More Than 700 War Horses
Sull'Autore
Gene C. Armistead, is a Marine officer veteran of the Vietnam War and is retired from management in the electronic components industry. Author of several published articles and essays about Black Confederate soldiers, White Southern unionists, and Californians in the Civil War, he lives in mostra altro Escondido, California. mostra meno
Opere di Gene C. Armistead
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Armistead, Gene C.
- Nome legale
- Armistead, Gene C.
- Data di nascita
- 1947
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Escondido, California, USA
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Recensioni
Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing.Horses and Mules in the Civil War provides an overview of the role of these animals in the war as well as many specific examples. My Civil War ancestors including a troop wagon driver, a farrier, and a member of the cavalry, so I was interested in learning more about horses and mules of the Civil War. This fascinating books explore all aspects of equines in the war including their use, recruitment, cost, and care and feeding. Armistead weaves fascinating first hand accounts into his discussion of their use by cavalry, artillery, infantry, headquarters, quartermaster, commissaries, medical personnel, and others. Interesting stories of stampedes, loss in the field, and valiant acts are well documented. In addition, Armistead included poems, songs, novels, movies, and other resources connected with horses and music of the Civil War. The second half of the book details over 700 war horses and their masters. This well researched book is an outstanding scholarly work and important addition to a little-studied area. Armistead’s conversational approach to storytelling provides exciting insights without getting bogged down with dry facts and academic language. If you enjoy horses or the Civil War, I highly recommend this book.… (altro)
Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing.This is an excellent resource for anyone researching or writing about the American Civil War or equine history. This is an exhaustively chronicled history of the use of horses and mules in the last major American war in which we were still nearly completely dependent on this stately animals for transportation. This will likely appeal to anyone interested in horses and horsemanship. Pity the poor beasts. The life of a warhorse is not to be envied.
Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing.I received this book through the Early Reviewers program on LibraryThing.
If you engage in any sort of research into the Civil War, or write anything based on the period, let me save you the hassle of reading this review: just get the book. It's fantastic, though not flawless.
Armistead took an an admirable task that involved reading 3,000 books and articles to glean any information on the use of horses during the Civil War (on a cute side note, he was inspired to take on this unique angle because of his granddaughter's obsession with My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic). The book is filled with direct citations, with footnotes to exact page numbers and everything. I was curious about one fact listed, and I was able to find the old book online for free, download it, and look up the exact page number Armistead noted.
The Civil War utilized at least 3,000,000 horses and mules. Some horses were used by both sides as they were stolen or sold. Armistead breaks down how horses were acquired by both sides, their value, the required training, matters of transportation, riding accidents, their use in battles, lack of feed and health issues caused by the war, stampedes and runaways, the eating of horses, equine impact of soldier morale, and then about a 100 pages wherein he lists over 700 horses (and a pony and a few mules) who are named in Civil War records and what is known about them. He also observes where horses have been connected with the war in error.
Armistead says at the beginning that he didn't create a comprehensive volume on the subject, but it seemed to me that he did a pretty darn good job with all the available resources.
There were a few bothersome things. I do wish he used more subheadlines in all the chapters to make it easier to find certain subject areas again. A few chapters do use them, which makes the lack elsewhere more frustrating. There were also scattered issues with copy-editing where words were run together, but it wasn't a constant problem and overall it's a well-assembled book.
As a writer, this is a book I will absolutely keep on my shelf. I can see myself referring to it time and again.… (altro)
If you engage in any sort of research into the Civil War, or write anything based on the period, let me save you the hassle of reading this review: just get the book. It's fantastic, though not flawless.
Armistead took an an admirable task that involved reading 3,000 books and articles to glean any information on the use of horses during the Civil War (on a cute side note, he was inspired to take on this unique angle because of his granddaughter's obsession with My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic). The book is filled with direct citations, with footnotes to exact page numbers and everything. I was curious about one fact listed, and I was able to find the old book online for free, download it, and look up the exact page number Armistead noted.
The Civil War utilized at least 3,000,000 horses and mules. Some horses were used by both sides as they were stolen or sold. Armistead breaks down how horses were acquired by both sides, their value, the required training, matters of transportation, riding accidents, their use in battles, lack of feed and health issues caused by the war, stampedes and runaways, the eating of horses, equine impact of soldier morale, and then about a 100 pages wherein he lists over 700 horses (and a pony and a few mules) who are named in Civil War records and what is known about them. He also observes where horses have been connected with the war in error.
Armistead says at the beginning that he didn't create a comprehensive volume on the subject, but it seemed to me that he did a pretty darn good job with all the available resources.
There were a few bothersome things. I do wish he used more subheadlines in all the chapters to make it easier to find certain subject areas again. A few chapters do use them, which makes the lack elsewhere more frustrating. There were also scattered issues with copy-editing where words were run together, but it wasn't a constant problem and overall it's a well-assembled book.
As a writer, this is a book I will absolutely keep on my shelf. I can see myself referring to it time and again.… (altro)
Statistiche
- Opere
- 2
- Utenti
- 34
- Popolarità
- #413,653
- Voto
- 3.3
- Recensioni
- 7
- ISBN
- 3
I received this book in November and since then not only have husband and I both read it, we have continually come back to this book for research and reference purposes.
Mr. Armistead did such an incredible job with his research when putting this book together. The amount of information in this book is unlike any I have found anywhere else. He covers everything from the transport of horses & mules on ships to race results of cavalry horses. The book is easy to read and flows smoothly.
Honestly one of my favorite parts of the book is the roster of some of the horses that carried their riders through the way. It gave me some great ideas for some future horse names!
As avid history lovers and equine industry employees, this book was fantastic. I really can't say enough good things about it. It is a book that you will come back and read again and again.… (altro)