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The 7th Cavalry Regiment is a United States Army
United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
 cavalry
Cavalry

The Cavalry is the second oldest of the Combat Arms, and as soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat, it represents the mobility and offensive power of the armed forces....
 regiment
Regiment

A regiment is a military unit, composed of variable numbers of battalions, commanded by a Colonel. Depending on the nation, military branch, mission, and organization, a modern regiment resembles a brigade, in that both range in size from a few hundred to 5,000 soldiers ....
, whose lineage traces back to the mid-19th century. Its official nickname is "Garry Owen", in honor of the Irish
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
 drinking song Garryowen
Garryowen

Garryowen, also known as Garyowen, Garry Owen and Gary Owens, is an Ireland tune for a quickstep dance....
 that was adopted as its march tune.

Indian Wars
The regiment was constituted on July 28, 1866 in the Regular Army as the 7th Cavalry. It was organized on September 21, 1866 at Fort Riley
Fort Riley

Fort Riley is a United States Army List of United States Army installations located in Northeast Kansas, on the Kansas River, between Junction City, Kansas and Manhattan, Kansas....
, Kansas
Kansas

The State of Kansas is a Midwestern U.S. state in the Central United States of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the United States "Heartland"....
 as part of an expansion of the Regular Army
Regular Army

In contemporary use, the term Regular Army refers to the full-time active component of the United States Army, as opposed to the United States Army Reserve or the Army National Guard....
 following the demobilization of the wartime volunteer and draft forces.






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The 7th Cavalry Regiment is a United States Army
United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
 cavalry
Cavalry

The Cavalry is the second oldest of the Combat Arms, and as soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat, it represents the mobility and offensive power of the armed forces....
 regiment
Regiment

A regiment is a military unit, composed of variable numbers of battalions, commanded by a Colonel. Depending on the nation, military branch, mission, and organization, a modern regiment resembles a brigade, in that both range in size from a few hundred to 5,000 soldiers ....
, whose lineage traces back to the mid-19th century. Its official nickname is "Garry Owen", in honor of the Irish
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
 drinking song Garryowen
Garryowen

Garryowen, also known as Garyowen, Garry Owen and Gary Owens, is an Ireland tune for a quickstep dance....
 that was adopted as its march tune.

Indian Wars


The regiment was constituted on July 28, 1866 in the Regular Army as the 7th Cavalry. It was organized on September 21, 1866 at Fort Riley
Fort Riley

Fort Riley is a United States Army List of United States Army installations located in Northeast Kansas, on the Kansas River, between Junction City, Kansas and Manhattan, Kansas....
, Kansas
Kansas

The State of Kansas is a Midwestern U.S. state in the Central United States of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the United States "Heartland"....
 as part of an expansion of the Regular Army
Regular Army

In contemporary use, the term Regular Army refers to the full-time active component of the United States Army, as opposed to the United States Army Reserve or the Army National Guard....
 following the demobilization of the wartime volunteer and draft forces. From 1866 through 1871, the regiment was posted at Fort Riley and fought in the Indian Wars
Indian Wars

Indian Wars is the name generally used in the United States to describe a series of conflicts between the colonial or federal government and the indigenous peoples of North America....
, notably at the Battle of the Washita in 1868.

Typical of post-Civil War
American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
 cavalry regiments, the Seventh was organized as a twelve company regiment without formal battalion
Battalion

A battalion is a military unit of around 500-1500 men usually consisting of between two and seven company and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel....
 organization. However, battalions — renamed "squadron
Squadron

A squadron is a small military unit or formation of cavalry, Armoured forces, aircraft , or warships....
s" in 1883 — did exist. Companies A–D were assigned to 1st Battalion; Companies E–H were assigned to 2nd Battalion; and Companies I–M (no company J in Regiment) were assigned to 3rd Battalion. Throughout this period, the cavalryman was armed with Colt
Colt's Manufacturing Company

Colt's Manufacturing Company is a United States firearms manufacturer founded in 1847. It is best known for the engineering, production, and marketing of dozens of different firearms over the later half of the 19th and the 20th century....
 Single Action Army .45 caliber revolvers and single shot Springfield carbine
Springfield Model 1873

The Model 1873 Trapdoor Springfield was the first standard-issued Breech-loading weapon rifle for the United States Army, although the Model 1866 trapdoor had seen limited issue to troops along the Bozeman Trail in 1867....
s, caliber .50–70 until 1870 and caliber .45–70 until 1892. He used one of the many variants of the McClellan saddle
McClellan saddle

The McClellan saddle was a riding saddle designed by George B. McClellan, a career Army officer in the U.S. Army, after his tour of Europe as the member of a military commission charged with studying the latest developments in engineer and cavalry forces including field equipment....
. Sabre
Sabre

The sabre or saber is a kind of backsword that usually but not always has a curved, single-edged blade and a rather large Guard , covering the knuckles of the hand as well as the thumb and forefinger....
s were issued but not carried on campaign. The Seventh was the only U.S. cavalry regiment of the period to have a band, as the infantry regiments did. This is thought to have been the idea of Major Alfred Gibbs. This band adopted "Garry Owen" as their favorite tune and thus gave the Seventh their nickname among the rest of the Army. The troopers in the West didn't only fight Indians: on July 17, 1870 in Hays
Hays, Kansas

Hays is a city in Ellis County, Kansas, Kansas, near the intersection of Interstate 70 and U.S. Highway 183. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 20,013....
, Kansas
Kansas

The State of Kansas is a Midwestern U.S. state in the Central United States of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the United States "Heartland"....
 a shoot-out between Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok
Wild Bill Hickok

James Butler Hickok , better known as Wild Bill Hickok, was a figure in the American Old West. His skills as a gunfighter and reconnaissance, along with his reputation as a Marshal, provided the basis for his fame, although some of his exploits are fictionalized....
 and two troopers resulted in one soldier dead of wounds and one wounded.

From 1871 through 1873, 7th Cavalry companies participated in constabulary duties in the deep American South in support of the Reconstruction Act
Reconstruction Act

After the end of the American Civil War, as part of the on-going process of Reconstruction era of the United States, the United States Congress passed four statutes known as Reconstruction Acts ....
, and, for half the regiment, again in 1874–1876. In 1873 the 7th Cavalry moved its garrison post to Fort Abraham Lincoln
Fort Abraham Lincoln

Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park is located seven miles south of Mandan, North Dakota. The park is home to On-A-Slant Indian Village, the blockhouses and the Custer house....
, Dakota Territory
Dakota Territory

Dakota Territory was the name of an Territories of the United States of the United States that existed from 1861 to 1889. The territory consisted of the northernmost part of the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase of the United States....
. From here, the regiment carried out the historic reconnaissance
Custer's 1874 Black Hills Expedition

Custer's 1874 Black Hills Expedition was an expedition by United States then-Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer that set out on July 2 1874 from modern day Bismarck, North Dakota, which was then Fort Abraham Lincoln in the Dakota Territory, with orders to travel to the previously uncharted Black Hills of South Dakota, look for suita...
 of the Black Hills
Black Hills

The Black Hills are a small, isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, United States....
 in 1874, making the discovery of gold in the Black Hills public and starting a gold rush
Gold rush

A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of gold.Eight gold rushes took place throughout the 19th century in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States....
 that precipitated the Great Sioux War of 1876-77
Great Sioux War of 1876-77

The Great Sioux War of 1876-77 was a series of battles and negotiations between the Lakota people , Northern Cheyenne, and the United States between 1876 and 1877....
. Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel

Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the army and most Marine and air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel....
 George A. Custer was defeated at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Battle of the Little Bighorn

The Battle of the Little Bighorn—also known as Custer's Last Stand, and, in the parlance of the relevant Native Americans in the United States, the Battle of Greasy Grass Creek—was an armed engagement between a Lakota people-Northern Cheyenne combined force and the U.S....
 on June 25 and 26, 1876. Although the Seventh is best known for its catastrophic defeat at the Little Bighorn, the regiment also participated in at least one victory: the capture of Chief Joseph
Chief Joseph

Chief Joseph was the Tribal chief of the Wal-lam-wat-kain band of Nez Perce Native Americans in the United States during General Oliver O. Howard's attempt to Indian Removal his Band societies and the other "non-treaty" Indians to a Indian reservation in Idaho....
's Nez Perce
Nez Perce

The Nez Perce are a tribe of Native Americans in the United States who live in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is estimated that at the time of the Lewis and Clark Expedition the native people had been in the area for over 10,000 years....
 at the Battle of Bear Paw
Battle of Bear Paw

The Battle of Bear Paw was the final engagement of the Nez Perce War. Some of the Nez Perce were able to escape to Canada but Chief Joseph was forced to surrender the majority of his tribe to Oliver O....
 in 1877. The Regiment perpetrated the Wounded Knee Massacre
Wounded Knee Massacre

In the Wounded Knee Massacre, on December 29, 1890, 500 troops of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment, supported by four Hotchkiss guns , surrounded an encampment of Miniconjou Sioux and Hunkpapa Sioux ....
 on December 29, 1890, the end of the Indian Wars.

Before World War II

In 1892, the Army replaced the Springfield .45–70 Rifle with the U.S. Magazine Rifle, Model 1892, also known as the .30–40 Krag-Jorgensen Rifle. A carbine
Carbine

A carbine is a firearm similar to a rifle or musket, but generally shorter and of lesser power. Many carbines, especially modern designs, were developed from rifles, being essentially shortened versions of full rifles firing the same ammunition, although often at a lower velocity....
 version, the M1896, was issued in 1896.

From 1895 until 1899, the Regiment served in New Mexico
New Mexico

New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....
 (Fort Bayard
Fort Bayard

Fort Bayard may refer to:* Fort Bayard, the city of Zhanjiang in Guangdong province, China* Fort Bayard National Cemetery, a frontier fort in New Mexico...
) and Oklahoma
Oklahoma

Oklahoma is a U.S. state and a sovereignty located in the South Central United States and Southern United States of the United States of America ....
 (Ft. Sill
Fort Sill

Fort Sill is a United States Army post near Lawton, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, about 85 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.Today, Fort Sill remains the only active Army installation of all the forts on the South Plains built during the Indian Wars....
), then overseas in Cuba
Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is a country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba , the island of Isla de la Juventud, and several adjacent small islands....
 (Camp Columbia
Camp Columbia

Camp Columbia was a United States Army post located in Wacol, Queensland, near Brisbane, during World War II. The Sixth US Army Headquarters was stationed here and it was an Officer Candidate School from 1942 to 1945....
) from 1899 to 1902. An enlisted trooper with the Seventh Cavalry, "B" Company, from May 1896 until March 1897 at Fort Grant Arizona Territory
Arizona Territory

The Territory of Arizona was an organized territory of the United States that existed between 1863 and 1912. A forerunner, almost identical in name but largely differing in location and size, was the Arizona Territory that existed officially from 1861 to 1863, when it was re-captured by the U.S., after which the Union created in 1863 their...
 was author Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs was an United States author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter , although he produced works in many genres....
.

In 1903, the Army replaced the Krag .30–40 with the M1903 Springfield Rifles, initially in caliber .30–03 and later in its more familiar .30–06 form. In 1911, the Army adopted the M1911 Automatic Colt Pistol, replacing the Colt
Colt's Manufacturing Company

Colt's Manufacturing Company is a United States firearms manufacturer founded in 1847. It is best known for the engineering, production, and marketing of dozens of different firearms over the later half of the 19th and the 20th century....
 single and double action .45 and .38 caliber revolver
Revolver

A revolver is a repeating firearm that has a Cylinder containing multiple Chamber and at least one Gun barrel for firing. As the user cocks the hammer , the cylinder revolves to align the next chamber and round with the hammer and barrel, which gives this type of firearm its name....
s.

The Regiment served in the Philippines
Philippines

The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
 during the Philippine-American War
Philippine-American War

The Philippine?American War was an armed military conflict between the United States and the Philippines, which arose from the First Philippine Republic struggle against U.S....
 from 1904 through 1907, with a second tour from 1911 through 1915. Back in the United States, the Regiment was once again stationed in the southwest, in Arizona
Arizona

The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....
 (Camp Harvey J. Jones), where it patrolled the U.S.-Mexico border and later was part of the Mexican Punitive Expedition
Pancho Villa Expedition

The Pancho Villa Expedition was a military operation conducted by the United States Army against the paramilitary forces of Pancho Villa from 1916 to 1917....
 of 1916 to 1917.

In December 1917, 7th Cavalry was assigned to the 15th Cavalry Division, an on-paper organization designed for service in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 during World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 that was never more than a simple headquarters because of the speed in which the war ended after the entry of the United States. 7th Cavalry was released from this assignment in May 1918.

On September 13, 1921, 7th Cavalry Regiment was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division, which assignment was maintained until 1957. The Division and its 2nd Brigade was garrisoned at Fort Bliss
Fort Bliss

Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in the U.S. states of New Mexico and Texas. With an area of approximately , it is the second largest such installation in the Army behind the adjacent White Sands Missile Range, and the largest TRADOC installation....
, Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
, while the 1st Brigade was garrisoned at Douglas, Arizona
Douglas, Arizona

Douglas is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, Arizona, United States. Douglas has a border crossing with Mexico and a history of mining.The population was 14,312 at the 2000 census....
. Additional garrison points were used as well.

The 7th Cavalry Regiment continued to train as horse cavalry right up to World War II, including participation in several training maneuvers at the Louisiana
Louisiana

The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....
 Maneuver Area on April 26, 1940 – May 28, 1940; August 12–22, 1940; and August 8, 1941 – October 4, 1941.

World War II

The 7th Cavalry Regiment was dismounted on February 28, 1943, and started packing up for deployment to the Pacific Theater
Pacific Ocean theater of World War II

The Pacific Ocean theater was one of four major naval theatres of war of World War II, that pitted forces of the Empire of Japan against those of the United States, Commonwealth of Nations, the Dutch East Indies and Free_French_Forces#The_struggle_for_control_of_French_colonies....
, still part of 1st Cavalry Division. The 7th Cavalry staged at Camp Stoneman
Camp Stoneman

Camp Stoneman was a United States Army military facility located in Pittsburg, California. It served as a major staging area for the Army in World War II and the Korean War....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
 on June 18, 1943, and departed the San Francisco Port of Embarkation on June 26, 1943. It arrived in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 on July 11, 1943, where it trained for combat, and then participated in the New Guinea campaign
New Guinea campaign

The New Guinea campaign was one of the major military campaigns of World War II. The island of New Guinea was split between the Australian League of Nations Mandate Territory of New Guinea , the Territory of Papua , and Dutch New Guinea....
, which began on January 24, 1943, and did not end until December 31, 1944.

The regiment was relieved from duty in this campaign, and moved on to be reorganized under special Cavalry and Infantry Tables of Organization & Equipment on December 4, 1943, and then trained for combat and participated in the Bismarck Archipelago
Bismarck Archipelago

The Bismarck Archipelago is a group of islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean and part of Papua New Guinea....
 campaign, which started on December 15, 1943, and did not end until November 27, 1944.

The 7th Cavalry moved to Oro Bay
Oro Bay

Oro Bay, also known as Dyke Ackland Bay, is a bay in Oro Province of Papua New Guinea. After early 1943 in World War II it was the site of a U.S....
, New Guinea
New Guinea

New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the List of islands by area, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known as the Torres Strait flooded after the last glacial period....
 on February 22, 1944, and moved by Landing Craft to Negros Island to reinforce the units there on March 4, 1944, securing Lombrum Plantation.

The 7th Cavalry moved on to Hauwei Island, which it secured on March 12–13, 1944. The regiment continued on, and arrived at Lugos Mission on Manus Island
Manus Island

Manus Island is part of Manus Province in northern Papua New Guinea and is the largest island of the Admiralty Islands. It is the 5th largest island in Papua New Guinea with an area of 2,100 km?, measuring around 100 km x 30 km....
 on March 15, 1944.

The Leyte campaign
Battle of Leyte

The Battle of Leyte in the Pacific War of World War II was the invasion and conquest of Leyte in the Philippines by Military history of the United States during World War II and Military history of the Philippines during World War II guerrilla warfare forces under the command of General Douglas MacArthur, who fought against the Imperial Japa...
 started on October 17, 1944, and 7th Cavalry moved on towards the Philippines, and assaulted Leyte on October 20, 1944. 7th Cavalry reached the Visayan Sea
Visayan Sea

The Visayan Sea is a small sea within the Philippines archipelago, surrounded on three sides by the islands of the Visayas. The Eastern Visayas and Western Visayas lie to the east and west, while the Central Visayas lie to the south....
 in late December, 1944, and reassembled with the 1st Cavalry Division near Tunga
Tunga

Tunga may refer to:* Tunga , the Zulu word for doing needlework* Tunga , an embroidery studio in South Africa* Tunga , a surname in predominant caste KAMMA in India...
 on January 7, 1945. Leyte did not end until July 1, 1945, but 7th Cavalry was needed for the Luzon campaign
Battle of Luzon

The Battle of Luzon was a land battle fought as part of the Pacific Theater of Operations of World War II by the Allies of World War II of the United States and Philippines, against forces of the Empire of Japan....
, which started on December 15, 1944.

Deploying again by landing craft, 7th Cavalry landed at Luzon
Luzon

Luzon is the largest and most economically and politically important island in the Philippines and one of the three island groups in the country, with Visayas and Mindanao being the other two....
 on January 27, 1945, where the regiment engaged until the end of the Luzon campaign on July 4, 1945. 7th Cavalry again reorganized — this time entirely under Infantry Tables of Organization & Equipment, but still designated as a Cavalry Regiment, on July 20, 1945 to prepare for the invasion of the main Japanese islands. However, the invasion was not to be. 7th Cavalry Regiment was at Lucena Batangas in the Philippines until September 2, 1945, when it was moved to Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 to start Occupation duty.

Occupation of Japan and Korean War

The 7th stayed in Japan as part of the occupation force. Coincidentally, one of its officers during this period was Lt. Col. Brice C. W. Custer, the nephew of former commander George Armstrong Custer.

During World War II and the Korean War
Korean War

The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korea and South Korea regimes, with major hostilities lasting from June 25, 1950 until the armistice signed on July 27, 1953....
, it used the main weapons of the U.S. Army (namely, the M1 Garand, M1 Carbine
M1 Carbine

The M1 Carbine is a lightweight Semi-automatic firearm carbine that became a standard firearm in the Military of the United States during World War II and the Korean War, and was produced in several variants....
, M1911A1, and BAR). However, it converted to a tank
Tank

A tank is a Continuous track, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility and Military tactics Offensive and defence capabilities....
 unit, and used mainly the M26 Pershing
M26 Pershing

The Heavy Tank M26 Pershing was an United States Armed Forces heavy tank used during World War II and the Korean War. It was named after General John Pershing, who led the American Expeditionary Force in World War I....
. The conduct of 7th Cavalry soldiers with respect to their involvement with the massacre at No Gun Ri
No Gun Ri

No Gun Ri is a Subdivisions of South Korea in Hwanggan-myeon, Yeongdong County, North Chungcheong Province in central South Korea. The village was the site of the No Gun Ri massacre during the the Korean War in which U.S....
 during the early part of the Korean War has come under fire
No Gun Ri massacre

No Gun Ri Massacre was an incident during the Korean War in which between eight and about 300 South Korean civilians were killed by soldiers of the U.S....
. Their story is most fully told by a veteran of the regiment, historian and Army Captain Robert Bateman
Robert Bateman (historian)

Robert Lake Bateman is an United States military officer, historian, author, and web and newspaper columnist....
, who wrote a book on the event using veterans accounts and historical documents.

7th Cavalry Regiment was reorganized under a new Table of Organization & Equipment on March 25, 1949, when the Troops were once again designated as Companies.

Cold War

The regiment was relieved from its assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division on October 15, 1957, and then reorganized under the Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS) on November 1, 1957. HQ & HQ Company transferred to the control of the Department of the Army. November 1, As part of this reorganization, Company "A" redesignated, 1st Battle Group, 7th Cavalry and assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division. Company "B" redesignated 2nd Reconnaissance Squadron, 7th Cavalry and Company "C" redesignated, 3d Reconnaissance Squadron, 7th Cavalry and assigned to the 10th Infantry Division.

After the Korean War, 7th Cavalry was used mainly in a reconnaissance
Reconnaissance

Reconnaissance is a military and medical term denoting exploration conducted to gain information. Militarily, its shorthand Australian, Canadian, and British form is recce , its American usage form is recon ....
 role. It received the M14 rifle, along with various other new weapons and equipment (including the Patton tank
Patton tank

The M46 Patton, M47 Patton, M48 Patton and M60 Patton Patton were the United States Army's principal battle tanks of the Cold War, with models in service from the late 1940s to the 1990s....
). Also, a few OH-13
Bell 47

The Bell 47 is a two-bladed, single engine, light helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. Based on the third Bell Model 30 prototype, Bell's first helicopter designed by Arthur M....
s were used by the reconnaissance
Reconnaissance

Reconnaissance is a military and medical term denoting exploration conducted to gain information. Militarily, its shorthand Australian, Canadian, and British form is recce , its American usage form is recon ....
 squadrons.

Three battalions, the 1st, 2nd and 5th served during the Vietnam War
Vietnam War

The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina Wars, the Vietnam Conflict, or often in Vietnam the American War occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia from 1959 to April 30, 1975....
 as the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division. 3rd Brigade often self-referred itself as the "Garryowen Brigade". These troopers were armed with the new M16 rifle
M16 rifle

M16 is the Military of the United States designation for a family of rifles derived from the ArmaLite AR-15 and further developed by Colt's Manufacturing Company starting in the mid-20th century....
, the M203 grenade launcher
M203 grenade launcher

The M203 is a single shot 40 mm grenade grenade launcher that attaches to a number of popular assault rifles, but was originally designed for the U.S....
 replacing the M79 grenade launcher
M79 grenade launcher

The M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, shoulder-fired, break open grenade launcher which fires a 40 mm grenade and first appeared during the Vietnam War....
. Claymore mines, and Bell UH-1B helicopters were also used extensively. The experiences of the 1st and 2nd Battalions at the Battle of Ia Drang
Battle of Ia Drang

The Battle of Ia Drang was one of the first major battles between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam during the Vietnam War....
 in November, 1965, were recounted in the book We Were Soldiers Once...And Young by Lt Gen Harold G. Moore, then a lieutenant colonel and commander of the 1st Battalion, and United Press International
United Press International

United Press International is a news agency headquartered in the United States with roots dating back to 1907. Once a mainstay in the newswire service along with Associated Press and Reuters, it began to decline as afternoon newspapers, its chief client category, began to fail with the rising popularity of television news....
 correspondent Joseph L. Galloway
Joseph L. Galloway

Joseph Lee "Joe" Galloway , is an American newspaper correspondent and columnist. He is the former Military Affairs consultant for the Knight-Ridder chain of newspapers and is presently a columnist with McClatchy Newspapers....
. The book was later adapted into the film We Were Soldiers
We Were Soldiers

We Were Soldiers is a 2002 in film Cinema of the United States war film that dramatized the Battle of Ia Drang in November 1965, the first major engagement of United States United States Armed Forces in the Vietnam War....
, with Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson

Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, Officer of the Order of Australia is an Australian-American actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter....
 as Moore and Barry Pepper
Barry Pepper

Barry Robert Pepper is a Golden Globe-, Screen Actors Guild-, and Emmy-nominated Canada-born actor....
 as Galloway.

The other 2 units, the 3rd and 4th reconnaissance
Reconnaissance

Reconnaissance is a military and medical term denoting exploration conducted to gain information. Militarily, its shorthand Australian, Canadian, and British form is recce , its American usage form is recon ....
 squadrons were based in Germany
West Germany

West Germany was the common English name for the Germany , from its formation in May 1949 to German reunification in October 1990, when East Germany was dissolved and its States of Germany became part of the Federal Republic, ending the more than 40-year division of Germany....
, and Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
.

The 1st, 2nd, and 5th battalions were deactivated after the Vietnam war, and only the 3rd and 4th squadrons remained as divisional reconnaissance
Reconnaissance

Reconnaissance is a military and medical term denoting exploration conducted to gain information. Militarily, its shorthand Australian, Canadian, and British form is recce , its American usage form is recon ....
 squadrons assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division and 2nd Infantry Division respectively. Both the 3rd and 4th squadrons were aviation-tank cavalry squadrons using M60 Patton
M60 Patton

The M60 Series was an all-purpose main battle tank designed to have the firepower and armor of a heavy tank and the mobility of a medium tank....
 tank, M113
M113 Armored Personnel Carrier

The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier that formed the backbone of the US Army's mobile infantry units from the time of its introduction in the 1960s....
 & M114 Armored Personnel Carrier
M114

The M114 Command and Reconnaissance Carrier is a Vietnam War-era tracked armored fighting vehicle, used by the United States Army. It was manufactured by the Cadillac Division of General Motors in the early 1960s....
s. Both squadrons had an air cavalry "Delta" Troop, that had both reconnaissance & gunship UH-1B's
UH-1 Iroquois

The Bell Helicopter UH-1 Iroquois, commonly known as the "Huey", is a multipurpose military helicopter, famous for its use in the Vietnam War....
. The gunships were armed with M-5 rocket launchers, and M-22 anti-tank guided missiles. In the early 80's the 3rd Squadron became the divisional cavalry squadron for the 3rd Infantry Division and was stationed at Ledward & Coleman Barracks Schweinfurt West Germany. The Squadron consisted of two ground troops, two aviation troops and a headquarters troop. The ground troops were equipped with M60A3 tanks, M113 Armored Personnel Carrier
M113 Armored Personnel Carrier

The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier that formed the backbone of the US Army's mobile infantry units from the time of its introduction in the 1960s....
s, ITV (Improved TOW Vehicle, an M113 variant) and a mortar section with mortars mounted in an M113 variant. In 1989 the M60 tanks were replaced with M1A1
M1 Abrams

The M1 Abrams is a Tank classification#Main battle tank produced in the United States. The M1 is named after General Creighton Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff of the United States Army and Commander of US military forces in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972....
 Abrams tanks. The aviation troops were equipped with OH-58 scout helicopters and AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters. On November 16, 1992, the Squadron was inactivated in Germany and relieved of assignment to the 8th Infantry Division. The Headquarters and Headquarters Troop consolidated on December 16, 1992 with the 3rd Reconnaissance Company and designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry. On February 16, 1996, the squadron was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division and activated at Fort Stewart, Georgia as the Division Cavalry Squadron and became the "Eyes and Ears" of the Marne Division, the "Iron Fist" of the XVIII Airborne Corps. The Squadron has been involved in several deployments since then including Operation Desert Spring in Kuwait, Operation Joint Forge in Bosnia, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Squadron was reassigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 3rd Infantry Division in 2004 and as the Brigade's Armored Reconnaissance Squadron. Combat operations for Operation Iraqi Freedom III began on February 4, 2005 when the Squadron arrived at Forward Operating Base Rustamiyah located in southeast Baghdad. Immediately upon arrival, the Squadron began patrolling the area east of the Tigris River in the Rusafa and New Baghdad districts as well as securing Route Pluto North, one of the primary supply routes for the Division.

However, between 1974 and 1975 other units were reactivated. The 1st Battalion became an armored unit, the 2nd Battalion remained an air mobile unit with a recon platoon using motorycles moved by helicopters. After 1975, the 2nd and 5th Battalion were reorganized as mechanized infantry. In 1978, the 5th Battalion was once again deactivated.

Persian Gulf War

The 1st Squadron and 4th Squadron fought in the Persian Gulf War. The 1st Squadron was the divisional cavalry squadron for the 1st Cavalry Division and assigned to the Division's aviation brigade.

The 4th Squadron was also the divisional cavalry squadron for 3rd Armored Division
U.S. 3rd Armored Division

The 3rd Armored Division —nicknamed the Spearhead Division— and sometimes colloquially referred to within the U.S. Army as the "Third Herd", was an armored division of the United States Army....
, taking part of the Battle of Phase Line Bullet
Battle of Phase Line Bullet

The Battle of Phase Line Bullet was one of the clashes which led to the destruction of the Tawakalna Iraqi Republican Guard Division, on February 26, 1991, by a simultaneous attack of two US Armored Divisions , an Infantry Division and the US 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment....
. Ground troops were armed with the M3A1 Bradley
M2 Bradley

The M2 Bradley IFV and M3 Bradley CFV are United States infantry fighting vehicles manufactured by BAE Systems Land and Armaments, .As with other infantry fighting vehicles, the Bradley is designed to transport infantry offering at least some armored protection while providing fire cover to dismounted troops and suppressing enemy ta...
 CFV. Air cavalry Troops AH-1F Cobras, OH-58C
OH-58 Kiowa

OH-58 Kiowa is a family of single-engine, single-rotor, military helicopters used for observation, utility, and direct fire support. Bell Helicopter originally manufactured the OH-58 for the United States Army, based on the Bell 206 helicopter....
 scouts.

Iraq War

The 1st Squadron served in the 1st Cavalry Division's 5th Brigade Combat Team (BCT) during its first deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II from April 1, 2004 to April 1, 2005. The 1st Squadron, 7th United States Cavalry Regiment, commanded by LTC William R.Salter, distinguished itself by extraordinary valor and gallantry while executing combat operations in the Al Rashid District of Baghdad, Iraq. The Squadron defeated a surge of enemy attacks and neutralized insurgent and terrorist elements within its Area of Operations (AO) through a combination of constant day to day interaction with the populace, adaptable tactics and the tenacious fighting spirit of its troopers. In addition to securing an AO of 68km2 with a population of more than 1.2 million, the Squadron also secured ROUTE IRISH, a strategic highway and Multi-National Corps-Iraq (MNC-I) Main Supply Route connecting the International Zone (IZ) to the Baghdad International Airport (BIAP). The Squadron was also instrumental in providing a secure environment during the first Iraqi democratic election in January 2005. 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment was awarded the Meritorious Unit Citation for its actions during this campaign. Most recently 1-7 CAV, commanded by LTC Kevin S. MacWatters, deployed as the Armed Reconnaissance Squadron for 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08 (October 6, 2006 to January 15, 2008). The Squadron conducted full-spectrum operations as a part of Multi-National Division-Baghdad (MND-B)in the Taji Area of Operations. During this deployment the Squadron was instrumental in the destruction of multiple Improvised Explosive Device (IED)and Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED)terrorist cells as a part of the "Surge", greatly enhancing MND-B's ability to secure Baghdad. The secure environment created by the Squadron in the Taji area enabled local government to take hold, local police and Iraqi Army forces to take over security operations, and the "Reconciliation" to successfully spread throughout the Area of Operations.

The 3rd Squadron fought in the Iraq War, Operation Iraqi Freedom
2003 invasion of Iraq

The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1, 2003, was spearheaded by the United States, backed by United Kingdom forces and smaller contingents from Australia, Spain, Poland and Denmark....
 and as the "Eyes and Ears" for the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) and the "Iron Fist" for the XVIII Airborne Corps
U.S. XVIII Airborne Corps

The XVIII Airborne Corps is the corps of the United States Army designed for rapid deployment anywhere in the world. It is referred to as "America's Contingency Corps" and is the Army's largest warfighting organization....
. The unit was engaged with the enemy earlier and more often in the war than any other unit. The 3rd Squadron was the spearhead and the screening force for the main elements of the 3rd Infantry Division.

The 2nd Battalion was attached to the 39th BCT although assigned to 3d BCT. 1st CAV. Commanded by LTC James Rainey, the 2nd Battalion was the main combat power for the Battle of Fallujah in 2004. The U.S.M.C. personally requested the presence of the "Ghost Battalion" for the onslaught into the insurgent ran city. The Marines repeated their request for the Garry Owen Ghosts for the August 2004 battle in Najaf. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) Commander, Col Tony Haslam, attributed their success in the city to the brave Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion.

The 2nd Battalion moved from 3rd BCT, 1st Cav Div, Ft Hood Texas, to Ft Bliss to become part of the newly formed 4th BCT and in October 2006 The 2nd Battalion again headed for Iraq this time to Mosul. Within the first several months the Battalion took the first casualties of the 4th BCT. Since October 2006 C Co. 2-7 Cav. has endured 6 KIA and numerous wounded. The battalion redeployed in December 2007 to Fort Bliss, TX.

The 5th Squadron has been deployed in 2005 and most recently January 2007. Following the 15 month deployment, the Squadron redeployed to Fort Stewart in April 2008. During their recent deployment they have remained unattached from 3rd ID, 1st Brigade and under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Wheeler, they have secured areas around Ramadi and Fallujah. Most recently they left operational control over the areas they secured in Fallujah to the II Marine Expeditionary Force so they could be an integral part of Operation Phantom Phoenix. As of January 2008 they have suffered 6 KIA and many wounded.

Current status

Currently, the 1st Squadron is the Brigade Reconnaissance Squadron for the 1st Brigade. 2nd Battalion, organized as a Combined Arms Battalion, is assigned to the 4th Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division, with the outstanding support of line Fire Support Teams. Both battalions are stationed at Fort Hood, Texas.

The 3rd Squadron is part of the 2nd Brigade, while the 5th Squadron is part of the of the 3rd Infantry Division 1st Brigade as the brigade reconnaissance elements. Both are based at Fort Stewart
Fort Stewart

Fort Stewart is a census-designated place and U.S. Army post primarily in Liberty County, Georgia, Georgia , but also occupying significant portions of Bryan County, Georgia....
 in Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
.

The 4th Squadron is the reconnaissance element part of the 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, stationed at Camp Hovey, South Korea.

Lineage


7th Cavalry Regiment


  • Regiment Constituted July 28, 1866 in the Regular Army as the 7th Cavalry Regiment.
  • Company A Organized September 10, 1866 at Fort Riley, Kansas
  • Regiment Organized September 21, 1866 at Fort Riley
    Fort Riley

    Fort Riley is a United States Army List of United States Army installations located in Northeast Kansas, on the Kansas River, between Junction City, Kansas and Manhattan, Kansas....
    , Kansas
    Kansas

    The State of Kansas is a Midwestern U.S. state in the Central United States of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the United States "Heartland"....
  • Cavalry companies officially designated as troops in 1883
  • Assigned in December 1917 to the 15th Cavalry Division
  • Relieved in May 1918 from assignment to the 15th Cavalry Division
  • Assigned September 13, 1921 to the 1st Cavalry Division.
  • HHT, 4th Squadron, Constituted November 13, 1943 in the Regular Army as Troop D, 7th Cavalry Regiment.
  • Regiment Reorganized December 4, 1943 partly under cavalry and partly under infantry tables of organization and equipment. Troop D concurrently reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters Troop, 1st Cavalry Division, Special. Replacement Troop D Activated concurrently in Australia
    Australia

    Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
    , partly under cavalry and partly under infantry tables of organization and equipment.
  • Regiment reorganized July 25, 1945 wholly as infantry, but retained cavalry designations.
  • Regimental troops redesignated March 25, 1949 as companies (1st Cavalry Division, Special concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 1st Cavalry Division)
  • Regiment Relieved October 15, 1957 from assignment to the 1st Cavalry Division
  • Regiment Reorganized and redesignated November 1, 1957 as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System. Squadrons were concurrently redesignated as Battle Groups.
  • Headquarters Company, 1st Cavalry Division (Ex-D Troop, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment) Disbanded July 1, 1960 in Korea.
  • EX-Headquarters Company, 1st Cavalry Division, EX-D Company, 7th Cavalry Regiment Reconstituted July 2, 1960 in the Regular Army, consolidated with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 4th Reconnaissance Squadron, 7th Cavalry (see below), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 4th Reconnaissance Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment.
  • HHT, 4th Reconnaissance Squadron Redesignated January 25, 1963 as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, and assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently constituted).
  • 4th Squadron activated February 20, 1963 at Fort Benning
    Fort Benning

    Fort Benning is a United States Army post, located southwest of the city of Columbus, Georgia in Muscogee County and Chattahoochee County counties in Georgia and Russell County, Alabama....
    , Georgia
    Georgia (U.S. state)

    Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
    .
  • 1st Battle Group Redesignated September 1, 1963 as the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment.
  • 1st Battalion Inactivated August 22, 1972 at Fort Hood, Texas
    Texas

    Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
    .
  • 1st Battalion Activated June 20, 1974 at Fort Hood, Texas
  • 1st Battalion Reorganized and redesignated October 16, 1986 as the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment.
  • 4th Squadron Inactivated January 18, 1988 in Korea
    Korea

    Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries, a civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia....
     and relieved from assignment to the 2d Infantry Division
  • Regiment Withdrawn February 16, 1989 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System. 4th Squadron concurrently Assigned to the 3d Armored Division, and activated in Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    .
  • 4th Squadron Inactivated October 16, 1991 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 3d Armored Division.
  • HHT, 4th Squadron consolidated April 5, 1996 with the 2nd Reconnaissance Company (see below) and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment; Squadron concurrently assigned to the 2d Infantry Division and activated in Korea
    Korea

    Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries, a civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia....


2nd Reconnaissance Company


  • 2nd Reconnaissance Troop Constituted July 20, 1940 in the Regular Army and was assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division.
  • 2nd Reconnaissance Troop Activated August 1, 1940 at Fort Sam Houston
    Fort Sam Houston

    Fort Sam Houston is a United States Army post in San Antonio, Texas.Known colloquially as "Fort Sam", it is named for the first President of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston....
    , Texas
    Texas

    Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
    .
  • 2nd Reconnaissance Troop Redesignated April 1, 1942 as the 2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop.
  • 2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop Redesignated March 1, 1943 as the 2d Reconnaissance Troop.
  • 2nd Reconnaissance Troop Redesignated July 6, 1944 as the 2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized
  • 2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized Redesignated June 16, 1945 as the 2nd Mechanized Reconnaissance Troop.
  • 2nd Mechanized Reconnaissance Troop Redesignated July 30, 1945 as the 2nd Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop
  • 2nd Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop Reorganized and redesignated October 15, 1948 as the 2nd Reconnaissance Company
  • 2nd Reconnaissance Company Inactivated June 20, 1957 in Alaska
    Alaska

    Alaska is the largest U.S. state of the United States by area; it is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait....
     and relieved from assignment to the 2d Infantry Division.
  • 2nd Reconnaissance Company consolidated with HHT, 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment on April 5, 1996 and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment; Squadron concurrently assigned to the 2d Infantry Division and activated in Korea
    Korea

    Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries, a civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia....
    .


Honors


CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT


  • Indian Wars:
  1. Comanches;
  2. Little Big Horn;
  3. Nez Perces;
  4. Pine Ridge;
  5. Montana 1873;
  6. North Dakota 1874
  • Mexican Expedition:
  1. Mexico 1916–1917
  • World War II:
  1. New Guinea;
  2. Bismarck Archipelago (with arrowhead);
  3. Leyte (with arrowhead);
  4. Luzon
  • Korean War:
  1. UN Defensive;
  2. UN Offensive;
  3. CCF Intervention;
  4. First UN Counteroffensive;
  5. CCF Spring Offensive;
  6. UN Summer-Fall Offensive;
  7. Second Korean Winter;
  8. Third Korean Winter
  • Vietnam:
  1. Defense;
  2. Counteroffensive;
  3. Counteroffensive, Phase II;
  4. Counteroffensive, Phase III;
  5. Tet Counteroffensive;
  6. Counteroffensive, Phase IV;
  7. Counteroffensive, Phase V;
  8. Counteroffensive, Phase VI;
  9. Tet 69/Counteroffensive;
  10. Summer-Fall 1969;
  11. Winter-Spring 1970;
  12. Sanctuary Counteroffensive;
  13. Counteroffensive, Phase VII;
  14. Consolidation I;
  15. Consolidation II;
  16. Cease-Fire
  • Southwest Asia:
  1. Defense of Saudi Arabia;
  2. Liberation and Defense of Kuwait;
  3. Cease-Fire


DECORATIONS


  • Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for:
  1. ANTIPOLO, LUZON
  2. YONCHON, KOREA
  3. TAEGU, KOREA
  4. PUSAN, KOREA
  5. HONGCHON
  6. PLEIKU PROVINCE
  7. BINH THUAN PROVINCE


  • Valorous Unit Award for:
  1. TAY NINH PROVINCE.
  2. QUANG TIN PROVINCE.
  3. FISH HOOK.


  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for:
  1. SOUTHWEST ASIA


  • Belgian Fourragere:
  1. 1940.


  • Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action:
  1. In the ARDENNES.
  2. At ELSENBORN CREST.


  • Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for:
  1. 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945


  • Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for:
  1. WAEGWAN-TAEGU
  2. KOREA 1952–1953


  • Chryssoun Aristion Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece) for:
  1. KOREA


  • Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for:
  1. VIETNAM 1965
  2. VIETNAM 1965–1969
  3. VIETNAM 1969–1970
  4. VIETNAM 1970–1971
  5. VIETNAM 1971–1972


  • Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for:
  1. VIETNAM 1969–1970


See also

  • Cultural depictions of George Armstrong Custer
    Cultural depictions of George Armstrong Custer

    George Armstrong Custer was a United States Army cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. He was defeated and killed by the Lakota people, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes at the Battle of the Little Bighorn....


Sources

  • Webpage explaining division's transition to new modular organisation, along with new order of battle.
  • .
  • Shelby L. Stanton; ORDER OF BATTLE: U.S. ARMY, World War II; 1984; Presidio Press; ISBN O-89141-195-X.
  • -Pictures of the cavalry during Custer's Last Stand Reenactment.