Army camels crossed the oceanSourced
The shipment arrived with more camels than it began with
In 1855, Congress funded an experiment using camels for US military transport. A team acquired 33 animals around the Mediterranean. During the voyage to Texas, one died and two calves were born; 34 were unloaded in 1856.
The transport animals’ own journey changed the head count.
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