Westward Ho

Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book Westward Ho by Grant Challacombe, Xlibris US
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Grant Challacombe ISBN: 9781543453249
Publisher: Xlibris US Publication: October 12, 2017
Imprint: Xlibris US Language: English
Author: Grant Challacombe
ISBN: 9781543453249
Publisher: Xlibris US
Publication: October 12, 2017
Imprint: Xlibris US
Language: English

When the American Civil War began, it was quite possible that the only experience Jabez and William Challacombe had with horses was walking behind one as it pulled a plow. Certainly, Northern boys didnt have the same equestrian tradition as Southern boys. They hadnt been raised to ride high-spirited thoroughbreds on foxhunting or to have a romantic view of themselves as gallant warriors when sitting astride a horse. From a Northern farm boys point of view, a horse was a beast of burden, and there was nothing glamorous about that. When they did occasionally ride on the back of a horse, it would most likely be a big docile, slow-moving cold-blooded animal with large hooves, feathered pasterns, and a sway in its back that would eliminate the need of a saddle. Their objective in riding would be solely for transportation and only because it was faster and took less effort than walking. It might therefore seem a little strange that Jabez and William would enlist in the cavalry. Probably their choice of service was influenced by a slick recruiter telling them they didnt have to walk to work in the cavalry; they could ride. Whatever the motivation, twenty-seven-year-old Jabez and his twenty-one-year-old brother, William, enlisted for three years as privates in Company H of the Second Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Regiment.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

When the American Civil War began, it was quite possible that the only experience Jabez and William Challacombe had with horses was walking behind one as it pulled a plow. Certainly, Northern boys didnt have the same equestrian tradition as Southern boys. They hadnt been raised to ride high-spirited thoroughbreds on foxhunting or to have a romantic view of themselves as gallant warriors when sitting astride a horse. From a Northern farm boys point of view, a horse was a beast of burden, and there was nothing glamorous about that. When they did occasionally ride on the back of a horse, it would most likely be a big docile, slow-moving cold-blooded animal with large hooves, feathered pasterns, and a sway in its back that would eliminate the need of a saddle. Their objective in riding would be solely for transportation and only because it was faster and took less effort than walking. It might therefore seem a little strange that Jabez and William would enlist in the cavalry. Probably their choice of service was influenced by a slick recruiter telling them they didnt have to walk to work in the cavalry; they could ride. Whatever the motivation, twenty-seven-year-old Jabez and his twenty-one-year-old brother, William, enlisted for three years as privates in Company H of the Second Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Regiment.

More books from Xlibris US

Cover of the book Mr. Right for the Moment by Grant Challacombe
Cover of the book The Workings of My Mind by Grant Challacombe
Cover of the book I Will Not Weep by Grant Challacombe
Cover of the book The Consultant by Grant Challacombe
Cover of the book A Man, a Mule and a Gun by Grant Challacombe
Cover of the book The Touch of Bark, the Feel of Stone by Grant Challacombe
Cover of the book Philosophic Hermeneutics by Grant Challacombe
Cover of the book Nelda Sees Red by Grant Challacombe
Cover of the book Tengu and the Sage by Grant Challacombe
Cover of the book Death of the Traditional Real Estate Agent: Rise of the Super-Profitable Real Estate Sales Team by Grant Challacombe
Cover of the book God’S View on Adultery and Fornication by Grant Challacombe
Cover of the book Our Extraordinary Year in Dad's Class by Grant Challacombe
Cover of the book Moment of Impact by Grant Challacombe
Cover of the book Love & War as Never Before by Grant Challacombe
Cover of the book Scarpelli by Grant Challacombe
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy