31504 - Union Cavalry Corporal Mounted on Trotting Horse, No.1 K&C Cattle Drive Many hard lessons were learned

Many hard lessons were learned by European officers

or the use of epaulettes

Army during World War One was fairly modern and the result of practical experience

they served during the Philadelphia Campaign where they engaged in intense fighting at the Battle of Brandywine

Four sitting and kneeling 3rd Infantrymen give their legs a rest and hitch a ride on a passing Sherman Tank

31504 - Union Cavalry Corporal Mounted on Trotting Horse, No.1 K&C Cattle Drive Many hard lessons were learnedA wide variety of weaponry was carried by mounted forces during the Civil War including sabres, pistols, carbines, and rifles. Generally Northern cavalry were better equipped than their Southern counterparts. By 1863 every Union trooper was guaranteed a carbine in addition to his revolvers and saber. Carbines were shorter in overall length, less cumbersome to carry mounted or dismounted, and easier to operate from horseback. However, their accuracy