Value and Veracity

You don’t see too much historical content on this blog, but I can’t pass on posting a discovery this big.

Shortly before the Civil War, the US Army Camel Corps employed a few dozen camels for transportation across the American deserts, where horses and mules fared poorly. Despite some success, the USCC was soon dissolved, but not before leaving behind a grand legacy. Be sure to read the story of the Red Ghost. You know those legends about headless horsemen? Well, there really was a headless camel rider that terrorized the American Southwest for a decade!

I am very disappointed in my high school’s American History class for skipping this.