Of all the speculations about the design evolution of the McClellan military saddle, the clearest ‘progenitor’ is that of the Campbell cavalry saddle of 1855. I don’t intend to delve into the various other theories here – that sort of […]
This first major contender for a Grimsley replacement came in the appearance of a new military saddle and horse equipment set, invented by Daniel Campbell, a Washington D.C. harness and trunk maker of excellent reputation. This design was made with flexible […]
For many, many decades – across three centuries now – the famous George B. McClellan has been firmly identified as the “inventor” of the McClellan military saddle. Only now is the true nature of the development of that piece of […]
Hopes and Jones saddles – those saddle names became more frequently included in Ordnance Department reports after 1855. These names were given substantial prominence in the lists of equipment types tested, inferring a more complete methodology than close inspection might […]
To understand the eventual victor in the saddle trials of the 1850s, a person must be familiar with one of the more interesting events in the US Army of the 1850s, the Delafield Commission, sometimes referred to as the Crimean […]
