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The kinds of horses used in the Civil War were mostly (from what we know) were:
Ø the breeds were Morgans, Tennessee Walkers, American Saddlebreds Thoroughbreds, mules, mix breeds and additional imported breeds.
Ø the genders were Were usually mares or geldings
Ø the hiehts were Were usually 15 or 16 hands high (a hand is a measurement to horses find the height of a horse, each hand is 4 inches)
Ø the age was Usually 5 or 6 years old
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoOnce the horse cavalry was pretty much wiped out by mechanized units Horses were only used in very small numbers to transport materials and units to areas where machines couldn't or wouldn't go.
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∙ 15y agoThey would carry the men that fought in the civil war. They would also carry their equiptment. they would carry the men who fought around the world.
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∙ 9y agoAbout 2.4 million horses were believed to have been brought into the war. With about 1 million horse casultes
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∙ 11y agoThey used horses in the Revolutionary War for transportation.
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∙ 8y agoSome were and some weren't. It really depended on how much the soldier (usually calvary) use it. Ulysses S. Grant treated horses well, because he loved horses, so it really just depends.
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