{"id":835,"date":"2012-12-28T20:36:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-28T20:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/islaminamerica\/?p=835"},"modified":"2012-12-28T20:36:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-28T20:36:00","slug":"camel-corps-in-the-american-southwest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/islaminamerica\/2012\/12\/28\/camel-corps-in-the-american-southwest\/","title":{"rendered":"Camel Corps in the American Southwest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A brief look at a brief moment in American military history, courtesy of <I>The New York Times<\/I>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Civil War featured many dazzling innovations: ironclads, hot-air balloons, the Gatling gun. 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