Marker for "Douglas The Camel" in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, MississippiOld Douglas and members of the 43rd Miss. Infantry living history group
Douglas The Camel, or “Old Douglas,” was a domesticated camel used by Company A of the 43rd Mississippi Infantry, part of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Because of Old Douglas, the 43rd Mississippi Infantry came to be known as the Camel Regiment.[1]
Douglas was not a veteran of the U.S. War Department program called the Texas Camel Experiment, which aimed to experiment with camels as a possible alternative to horses and mules, which were dying of dehydration in vast numbers. Jefferson Davis, who had ascended to the position of United States Secretary of War in 1853, was a strong proponent of the program, and used his political influence to make the experiment happen.[2] During the same period as the Texas Camel Experiment, other camels were being privately imported into Mobile, Alabama. According to newspaper accounts in Alabama and Mississippi, planters sought to experiment with the camels for agriculture work. "Old Douglas" was purchased by William Hargrove and was initially given to Colonel W. H. Moore by 1st Lieutenant William Hargrove when he joined the 43rd Mississippi Infantry.[3] Besides being a mascot, Moore assigned Douglas to the regimental band, carrying instruments and knapsacks.[1]
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^Bell, W. Scott (May 26, 2017). The Camel Regiment: A History of the Bloody 43rd Mississippi Volunteer Infantry, 1862–65. Pelican. ISBN 978-1455623075.
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