MULE HEROES.

The articles recounts the experiences of Private S. Emma Edmonds and other soldiers involving mules during the U.S. Civil War. In her wartime memoirs, S. Emma Edmonds notes how she enjoyed watching the long trains of six-mules teams which were constantly passing and repassing within a few yards of her tent. Despite the temperamental nature of mules, both armies depended on the hardy animals to pull heavy loads, often in adverse weather conditions. There is also an instance when a pack of mules helped to win a battle.