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Hey, just found this image on Kenneth McPheeters web site. Rare "mounted" image of a C.W. or early Indian War Grimsley valise saddle and harness equipments. Mounted artillery images like this are rare indeed. Mr McPheeters was kind enough to allow me to post this image (as the gentlemen he always is) and describes some of the image details as thus....
"Images presenting outdoor views of military horses are not particularly common, and I cannot remember ever seeing an image of a horse saddled with a Grimsley Artillery Valise Saddle. Fortunately, the horse pictured in this image is light colored, allowing the details of the saddle, harness, reins, trace chains, halter and bridle to all show in stark and clear contrast. The horse is harnessed to a piece of equipment, with the tongue of the implement – quite possibly an artillery piece – visible under magnification. Also visible under close examination is a second horse hidden behind the first and noticeable only by the presence of a second set of ears and the poll or top of the second animal’s head. The soldier seen in the image is either standing between the horses or on the other side of the second horse – it is hard to tell – and is wearing a dark coat and slouch hat, appearing to uniform items. Under the horse’s body you can make out a small portion of the soldier’s leg and it appears he is wearing one of the Artilleryman’s leather leg guards that protected their inside leg from injury by being crushed between the horse and the vehicle’s tongue."
Really neat image and a rare find! You may be familiar with Kenneth McPheeters as he is the co-author of the excellent work, THE AMERICAN MILITARY SADDLE, 1776-1945 along with Mr. R.S. Dorsey.
Mr McPheeters always has images of some really great 19th century horse equipment, accoutrements, uniforms and personal items on his web site and very much worth cruising from time to time.
Find him at Ken McPheeters Militaria http://www.mcpheetersantiquemilitaria.com/index.htm
Ken R Knopp
"Images presenting outdoor views of military horses are not particularly common, and I cannot remember ever seeing an image of a horse saddled with a Grimsley Artillery Valise Saddle. Fortunately, the horse pictured in this image is light colored, allowing the details of the saddle, harness, reins, trace chains, halter and bridle to all show in stark and clear contrast. The horse is harnessed to a piece of equipment, with the tongue of the implement – quite possibly an artillery piece – visible under magnification. Also visible under close examination is a second horse hidden behind the first and noticeable only by the presence of a second set of ears and the poll or top of the second animal’s head. The soldier seen in the image is either standing between the horses or on the other side of the second horse – it is hard to tell – and is wearing a dark coat and slouch hat, appearing to uniform items. Under the horse’s body you can make out a small portion of the soldier’s leg and it appears he is wearing one of the Artilleryman’s leather leg guards that protected their inside leg from injury by being crushed between the horse and the vehicle’s tongue."
Really neat image and a rare find! You may be familiar with Kenneth McPheeters as he is the co-author of the excellent work, THE AMERICAN MILITARY SADDLE, 1776-1945 along with Mr. R.S. Dorsey.
Mr McPheeters always has images of some really great 19th century horse equipment, accoutrements, uniforms and personal items on his web site and very much worth cruising from time to time.
Find him at Ken McPheeters Militaria http://www.mcpheetersantiquemilitaria.com/index.htm
Ken R Knopp
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