Training, Manuals, & Resources:
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Manual of Arms for Carbine, Sabre, Revolver, & Lance*
•
Saddling & Placing the Effects*
•
Rolling the Overcoat
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Rolling the Blanket and Effects*
Vaulting,
Mounting, & Dismounting*
Sabre
exercise*
The above links are from the 1st
Maine Cav website and
posted with permission.
* Not yet completed
Poinsett's Cavalry Tactics
(1841)
The definitive drill manual of the 2nd
U.S. Cavalry during the war.
Part
1
Part
2
Part
3
Note: While Cooke's "officially"
replaced Poinsett's in 1861, in actual practice this was not the case.
In the Army of the Potomac, Cooke's was never adopted and Poinsett's
was the manual used throughout the war. Units transferred into the
cavalry corps from the Western Theater that had been using Cooke's
were ordered to stop using it and to use Poinsett's. So, in short,
anyone reenacting Federal Cavalry from the Army of the Potomac, should
be using Poinsett's.
Cavalry Skirmish Drill — Poinsett’s Cavalry Tactics
Congdons
Cavalry Compendium (1864)
Revised
U.S. Army Regulations of 1861
Revised
U.S. Army Regulations of 1861: Subsistance Regulations
Cooke's
Cavalry Tactics (1862)
Kautz'
Customs of Service for NCOs and Soldiers (1864)
1861
Ordnance Manual: Horse Equipments For The Cavalry Service
1861
Ordnance Manual of the United States Army
1850 Ordnance Manual of the United States Army
Cavalry
Tactics as Illustrated by the War of the Rebellion
Bugle
calls
Civil
War Cavalry Rank Chart
Stable Call Instructions (per 6th US Cavalry Orders)
Re-enacting How-To's and Resources
Making
Poke Sacks
Making
a Hardtack Box
Hardtack
Recipe
The
Buttonhole Stitch
Sewing
a Canteen Cover
Fitting
a McClellan Saddle to your horse
Template
for Stitching a US onto a Blanket
Instructions for Rolling a Sharps Paper Cartridge (Blank)
Template
for Sharps Arsenal Pack Label
Template
for Sharps Arsenal Pack Inner Box and Cartridge
Template
for Pistol Arsenal Pack Label
Template
for Pistol Arsenal Pack Inner Box
Creating a Realistic Camp
Building an Authentic Impression
Campaign Camping
Cavalry Reenactment Check-List: Campaign
Hints To Campaigners (from 1863)
How To Improve Battlefield Authenticity
Living out of your Haversack and Saddlebags
Picketing Horses at an Event
Hat Size Chart
Cavalry Re-enacting Safety Guidelines
Note: the below safety guidelines are from different
groups and some areas may not apply to us. However, because there
is some good, common sense advice contained within them I thought
it worth posting these links.
Division
Cavalry Brigade Safety & Ordnance Guidelines
MCWRA
Cavalry Safety & Engagement Rules
Do's
and Don'ts for Hot Weather
and Refreshing Period Summer Beverages
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