U.S. Camel Corps

[Bob]

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/ Newly appointed as Secretary of War by President Franklin Pierce, Jefferson Davis found the Army needed to improve transportation in the southwestern US, which he and most observers thought a great desert. (The adventurer Josiah Harlan was lobbying for the Army to use camels.) The rough terrain and dry climate were considered too harsh for the horses and mules regularly used by the Army. Among those supporting the alternative mounts was Lt. Edward Fitzgerald Beale. When his unit had taken the arid southern route, it ran out of water, endangering both men and beasts, and was attacked by Apaches. Beale thought camels superior for transport in such an inhospitable landscape. He was influenced by reading Évariste Régis Huc's Recollections of a Journey Through Tartary, Thibet [Tibet], and China in 1852, which extolled the camel's virtues.US+Camel+Corps

 

[Leader of the Banned]

Lest we forget the important role played by the U.S. Camel Toe Corps.

 

[Bob]

oh canada!

 

[Bob]

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[Bob]

camel corps brought to you by jeff davis!!!