Mary and horses

[STS Lincolnite]

A friend of mine was recently reading a book he came across at the local library - Horses and Mules in the Civil War: A Complete History with a Roster of More than 700 War Horses by Gene C. Armistead. I was interested as it seems to fill in one of those nooks and crannies in American Civil War history. I would have to assume there would be a lot information on horses and equipment of the era. I looked it up on Amazon.com and it has gotten very good reviews. It is, however, a very expensive book in print - about $45 paperback - (better priced electronically - about $16). So, I will be waiting until it is available at the library. I will touch base with my friend and see what he thought of the book.