I must admit that I had never heard of anything called cow cavalry before reading this article. Did they ride into battle astride bovines? However, there really was such a group.
On November 17th, a memorial to the cow cavalry who helped supply Confederate armies with beef was dedicated in Plant City, Florida. The plaque shows a Confederate soldier with a rifle in front of a horse and cattle.
According to the article in Tampa Bay Online, the cow cavalry protected the many cows in and around western Florida from Union raiders.
This was paid for by the Plant City Daughters of the Confederacy chapter.
The only black Plant City commissioner, Mary Mathis objected at a Nov. 13th meeting "this is a Confederate soldier on city property."
There were lots of replies and interesting comments to the article.
The East Hillsborough Historical Society wants a companion piece to the plaque, but now must seek city approval. This is at the old Plant City High School which is owned now by the city. The commissioners say that the historical society should have sought permission before building the first one.
Too Bad This Has to Become a Racial Thing. --Blockade-Run
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