. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . A HOME BECOMES A CAVALRY STABLE. QUARTERS FOR HORSES The troopers first regard was forthe comfort of his horse, not onlyin the matter of feeding andwatering, but also in respect toproviding him with comfortablefpiarters. Along the crest ofthe hill stretches a row ofstalls improvised with poles, toafford each horse room enough tolie down and not be walked on orkicked by his neighbor—roomwas essential for the hard-workedhorses. The haze in the distanceindicates the Virg


. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . A HOME BECOMES A CAVALRY STABLE. QUARTERS FOR HORSES The troopers first regard was forthe comfort of his horse, not onlyin the matter of feeding andwatering, but also in respect toproviding him with comfortablefpiarters. Along the crest ofthe hill stretches a row ofstalls improvised with poles, toafford each horse room enough tolie down and not be walked on orkicked by his neighbor—roomwas essential for the hard-workedhorses. The haze in the distanceindicates the Virginia summer of1864—a trying one for membersof the mounted service. QITCKLY IMPROVISED STALLS


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