Union Cavalry Gear

Hello, again folks. Let's take a look at what a typical Union Cavalry soldier would have carried during the American Civil War. As well as the gear and equipment that I take to Reeneacting events. The qulity of the video didn't turn out exactly how I would have hoped.

[@Schlachtschule]

The haversack was *primarily* for food, not socks, etc. Extra clothing was carried in the blanket roll, not the haversack. Vests were a private purchase item and were not prescribed by the Uniform regs. There are no sources (written or photographic) showing a cartridge pouch worn on the carbine sling. There were no pouches for spare cylinders, and, in fact, no evidence for carrying spare cylinders--that is a pure reenactorism. When they wanted more rounds, they carried a spare revolver or more than one (some of Moseby's men carried up to six). The Remington was not called a "model 1858." That date refers to the pattern of the Biels loading lever used on the Remington New Model Army, but the Remington New Model Army was designed between 1861 and 1864.

[@billyyank1916]

Honestly glad we have folks like you still around to give us a history lesson. And I, by no means at all, mean that either any sarcasm whatsoever. Truly, I genuinely appreciate the dedications folks have to history important as this.

[@apothecary66]

Great job Justin. I thoroughly enjoyed this video as my dad was heavily involved with the Sons of the Confederacy and loved going to reenactments. Very informational.

[@DualStupidity]

I've finally taken more interest in the Cavalry after learning that my homestate Florida had a Union Cavalry regiment. Apparently every state in the south had Union volunteers, minus South Carolina.

[@1stminnsharpshooters341]

Enjoyed the gear overview Corporal. Hope we can take the field in 2021. Liked the video

[@dadsongs]

Nice job! I was involved in CW reenacting many years ago. I did an infantry impression, although I would have loved to had a chance to do cavalry. I had an ancestor in the 8th PA Cavalry. Keep up the good work!

[@TheOGChippy]

Just to point out, in early war the shell jacket may have been issued as a standard, but by mid war and on you will see the typical fatigue/sack coat being issued wide spread

[@geoluc2357]

Awesome ! Greetings from France 🇨🇵

[@alexricci939]

Pretty awesome

[@sp00k48]

Looks to be more mainstream kit but still some good general information.

[@gequitz]

Really interesting! How much horse tack did the men carry? I know some things could vary a lot (e.g. fodder). Anyways, just curious

[@diane7321]

Awesome video!! A few questions about some stuff tho: What is a muckit? Why is it called a shell jacket? What is the black thing you have all of the equipment on? Is that provided to the soldier? What were some ways the soldiers spent their free time? I see the chess, but what else did they do?

[@thehistoricalnerd5017]

I plan on making a Q&A video at some point.

[@Beuwen_The_Dragon]

Mucket. A large cup/small pot with a lid. A very versatile piece of kit for a common soldier. A sort of 'Mess Bucket", if you will. You could use it to brew coffee, cook up a stew, use it to heat water to wash/shave, or just pour it on the snoring corporal who is late for muster...

[@jtnelson8828]

Where was the saber purchased from? Looks nice

[@thehistoricalnerd5017]

Atlanta Cutlery

[@jtnelson8828]

@@thehistoricalnerd5017 was it by windlass steel crafts or cold steel? Since they sell both

[@thehistoricalnerd5017]

@@jtnelson8828 Windlass model 1862 light Cavalry saber

[@wilky1189]

Good video, real informative, but I'd suggest you work on your editing. There's a lot of dead air you could've trimmed.

[@pcm9482]

Are ya a mounted cav or dismounted cavalry unit

[@thehistoricalnerd5017]

The 2ncmi is a dismounted unit

[@Sushiwill25]

How can I get in contact with you so I can plan to come all right have a bunch of cool stuff that I can wear from Civil War or the Indian war of 1997 on my description for my KZbin page. There should be some contact information for me if you could reach out that would be amazing. I would love to join.

[@thehistoricalnerd5017]

My email should be on my profile, however I am currently not affiliated with a reenactment group.

[@mackenzieblair8135]

No saddle/tack?

[@thehistoricalnerd5017]

Unfortunately those are out of my personal budget right now, we as a unit primarily portray dismounted and rarely have mounts at events. I would love to get some in the future, but I also do not own a horse. I don't see that changing any time soon either. Due to financial reasons as well as the fact I'm allergic to them. Thanks so much for the comment!

[@user-ib7ib4np6q]

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[@lurking0death]

Re-enactors can't be trusted NOT to skewer themselves with their sabers? Are they allowed to drive cars?

[@ScottAvellino1]

What

[@TLDsProductions]

Nice video, but I wish you would have researched a bit more used the correct terminology. And you got a few things wrong. The Haversack was for food. The saddles, though small held some of that other stuff, but most was rolled in the blanket. The "hat" was a kepi, a forage cap, or or even the hardee... but it wasn't called a hat. Spare cylinders is more Hollywood than reality. The cap box held percussion caps and the then the cartridge box should have ready made paper cartridges (that you tore or bit the end off, poured the powder, then packed the wad and ball, over simplified but basically)... Jackboots are a more a term used to identify WWII NAZI Germany than Cavalry soldiers...