36204 - French Imperial Guard Kneeling Defending, No.2 K&C Cattle Drive Union army guidelines for cavalry

Union army guidelines for cavalry horse selection mandated animals be at least 15 hands high

The Battle of Fallen Timbers took place near the present-day city of Maumee

This Confederate wears a single breasted frock coat based on the U

Bill Mauldin

“There are times when a corps commander’s life does not count

36204 - French Imperial Guard Kneeling Defending, No.2 K&C Cattle Drive Union army guidelines for cavalryFrench Imperial Guard Kneeling Defending, No. 2 Before the flintlock musket and socket bayonet, the infantry was composed of matchlock musketeers and pikemen. The pike was the main infantry weapon of the middle ages, but by 17th century it found a new role providing defense for musketeers. While unreliable and slow to load, the matchlock musket was more effective than the pike as an offensive weapon, defensively it was little more than a glorified