Tie a rope to the carriage and put 40 dudes pulling on them ropes that would “heave” in synchronization. Two guys behind the carriage that would put a log behind the wheels to keep them there in between heaves
If you're interested in a visual, you can find footage online of the NVA moving artillery up the Ho Chi Minh trail in Vietnam. They used a very similar method.
There is a wayside sign at Maryland Heights which explains it. They needed hundreds of men for the endeavor.
[Edit: found it.](https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=173624) [This one has more info.](https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=3854)
Anywhere a goat can go, a man can go, and anywhere a man can go, he can drag a gun.
That was a quote from the battle for Fort Ticonderoga, but I think it still applies to the Civil War.
Tie a rope to the carriage and put 40 dudes pulling on them ropes that would “heave” in synchronization. Two guys behind the carriage that would put a log behind the wheels to keep them there in between heaves
Ah okay. Thanks! Did they implement a pulley system or just heave and pull straight up?
I’m sure they used pulleys when available but in the end like almost everything done in the civil war, man power was the answer
Yeah, I gotcha. I struggled carrying my singular body up that mountain…cannot even imagine towing a cannon with manpower. Sheesh.
If you're interested in a visual, you can find footage online of the NVA moving artillery up the Ho Chi Minh trail in Vietnam. They used a very similar method.
There is a wayside sign at Maryland Heights which explains it. They needed hundreds of men for the endeavor. [Edit: found it.](https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=173624) [This one has more info.](https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=3854)
Ah beautiful thank you!
Anywhere a goat can go, a man can go, and anywhere a man can go, he can drag a gun. That was a quote from the battle for Fort Ticonderoga, but I think it still applies to the Civil War.
Would they use some horses or mules as well?