The U.S. War Department, known today as the Department of Defense, adopted the McClellan saddle designed by then-Capt. George B. McClellan in 1859. The design was inspired by his studies of ...

The Caisson wagon that gives the unit its name, and the saddles worn by the horses, were the same ones used since the early 1900’s. The saddles and tack, the name used for equipment in the ...

“Each man is supplied with a McClellan saddle, bridle, water bridle, halter, saddlebags ... picket pin and rope, nose bag, curry comb and brush, spurs, canteen, mess pan and tin cup, knife, fork and ...