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Marker for Douglas the camel in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, Mississippi Old Douglas and Civil War reenactors of the 43rd Mississippi Infantry in 2016. Douglas The Camel, or “Old Douglas,” was a domesticated camel used by Company A of the 43rd Mississippi Infantry, part of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
The regiment's namesake camel, Douglas, was killed by Union sharpshooters on June 27, 1863 at Vicksburg, [2] and the regiment was captured along with the rest of the Confederate defenders when the city fell to Union forces on July 4.
The United States Camel Corps was a mid-19th-century experiment by the United States Army in using camels as pack animals in the Southwestern United States.Although the camels proved to be hardy and well suited to travel through the region, the Army declined to adopt them for military use.
Douglas the camel was a domesticated camel used by the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. [11] Isham Warren Garrott (1816–1863), Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War. [12] Martin Edward Green (1815–1863), Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War. [12]
The Bactrian camels were used on the Douglas Road and the Old Cariboo Road in 1862 and 1863 to haul freight during the Cariboo Gold Rush. Although the experiment was a failure, the Cariboo camels retained an almost legendary status in local popular culture.
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