. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . PATRIOT PUB, CO A WELL-EglllrED HOUSE OE THE EH5ST MASSACHUSETTS CA\ ALKY—1SU4 Till- sad(iU-l)a{;.s and lioodoil stirrup of (aptain E. A. Elints horse shown in this photogra])li arc rogidation, but the outfit of arcgiihir cavalry horse did not call for a breast-strap. It was more apt to be used among the \dluntecrs. The regulars as a rule pre-ferred a single rein, curb bit, and no breast-strap or martingale. \o breast-straps were issueil, but they were found useful wh
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . PATRIOT PUB, CO A WELL-EglllrED HOUSE OE THE EH5ST MASSACHUSETTS CA\ ALKY—1SU4 Till- sad(iU-l)a{;.s and lioodoil stirrup of (aptain E. A. Elints horse shown in this photogra])li arc rogidation, but the outfit of arcgiihir cavalry horse did not call for a breast-strap. It was more apt to be used among the \dluntecrs. The regulars as a rule pre-ferred a single rein, curb bit, and no breast-strap or martingale. \o breast-straps were issueil, but they were found useful when cav-alry was pounding up a slope, leaping fences, walls, and ditches, and otherwise putting unusual stram on the belly-band. The hoodedstirrup was useful both to keep out rain and to keep the foot warm in winter. The saddle and blanket equipment in the photographalso conform to regulations. This is one of the horses and men that charged Stuarts cavalry so fiercely on the night of the third dayat The First Massachusetts was in the second di\ision, under General David McM. Gregg. The photograph wastaken in
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