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CAMELS in the Civil WAR?!? | The Story of the U.S. Army Camel Corp
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Did you know that the 1800's the United States acquired camels from Egypt, in order to use them in the Military? And that some of them ended up severing in the American Civil War? Learn all about the Army Camel Corp in today's Episode!
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:20 - The Camel idea to solve a problem for American Pioneers
2:50 - Congress approves the purchase of Camels!
3:59 - Bringing camels to America
5:10 - Field Testing & Training with the Camels
9:06 - Surveying A New Wagon Trail
10:29 - Camels vs Horses & Mules as pack animals
12:07 - Camels save the day
13:03 - Beale find another use for the camels + Fighting Indians
14:22 - Requesting more Camels +Camel Express Service?!?
15:54 - The Civil War + Douglas the Camel!
18:22 - Fate of the Camels after the war
19:44 - Outro - Thoughts!?
SOURCES:
https://armyhistory.org/the-u-s-armys-camel-corps-experiment/
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Douglas_the_Confederate_Camel
https://todayinhistory.blog/2021/09/18/september-19-1862-old-douglas-the-confederate-camel/
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