"Recruit men sufficiently educated to fill positions of Noncommissioned Officers,
Clerks and Mechanics in the Regiment. You will use the greatest care in your selection
of recruits. Enlist all the superior men you can, men who will be a credit to...
Mohr, Joseph D.; Rossman, Wayne E.; Hunter, Keith p.
Thesis Statement: The decimation of over 200 Calvary soldiers under the command of General George Custer, at the Battle of the Little Bighorn has intrigued historians and military scholars ever since. Experienced war leaders on both sides lead to...
African Americans fought in various military conflicts since the colonial days. The Buffalo Soldiers were the first African American Soldiers to serve during peacetime. The Buffalo Soldiers comprised former slaves, freemen and black Civil War...
The History of the United States Army is a history of victory and honor. Our Army has served the National interest well and we have done what we could to secure the liberties of oppressed people of the world. We have done more to secure the...
The history of 1 17th Calvary is long and distinguished, fighting in all conflicts dating back to 1866. On 1 September 1963 the 1st Battle Group 7th Cavalry was redesigned 1st battalion 7th Calvary 1st Calvary Division. On July 1, 1965, at Fort...
Most Americans are familiar with the name "Custer" and the battle of the "Little Big Hom". However, consider what it took to get the Calvary regiment there, the Soldiers behind the scene. One of those Soldiers was John Ryan, the First Sergeant of...
Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst disasters in many years. The storm litterly ripped
a path from Louisiana Gulf Coast through Mississippi Gulf Coast. If that was not enough
Hurricane Rita gave a second blow to many of the communities that was...
The year is 1917 and you are a soldier in the Kaiser's Army on the Western Front. The mist has made your brotchen a little softer and easier for you to chew. You cannot wait till the hundreds of divisions arrive from the Russian front since Russia...
Successful engagements with opposing forces must always be carefully planned prior to entering into the execution phases of projected conflicts. If senior military leaders fail to perform such processes, the results can always be predicted as...
The buffalo Soldiers were present in the campaigns against such tribal nations as the
Apaches, Cheyennes, Comanches, Sioux, and Kiowas. They acted as a peacemaking force and helped to circumvent many other brewing wars with the Native American...
The history of the Buffalo Soldiers dates as far back to the mid 1800s and it is a history that is full of pride and Army tradition. In 1866, there was a call for the regular Army to relieve volunteer units in the West because some of the...
The history of the Buffalo Soldiers dates as far back to the mid 1800s and it is a history that is full of pride and Army tradition. In 1866 there was a call for the regular Army to relieve volunteer units in the West because some of the volunteers...
The history of the Buffalo Soldiers dates as far back to the mid 1800s and it is a history that is full of pride and Army tradition. In 1866 there was a call for the regular Army to relieve volunteer units in the West because some of the volunteers...
The latter half of the 19th century was a tumultuous one for the US Army in the west. The Army also saw many changes and improvements, improvements in weapons, equipment, and transportation to name but a few. The bill of 1869, which led to the...
In 1866, Congress approved legislation creating six all African-American Army regiments: two cavalry (the 9th and 10th) and four infantry (the 38th, 39th, 40th and 41 st). The units represented the first African-American professional soldiers to...
The purpose of this briefing is to provide information on two black Calvary regiments and their contributions in the Southwest. On August 3, 1866, Gen. Phillip Sheridan, commander of the Military Division of the Gulf, was authorized to raise on...
This paper will discuss how I, the First Sergeant of a Military Intelligence Company, reorganized the company from a general support company into a direct support company in preparation for deployment to OIF II. This paper will further discuss how...
Many times, we go through life wondering why certain things happen to some people.
Then you ask yourself why that did not happen to me. In my paper, I will attempt to explain my
feeling towards not being deployed and how I have been able to...
Bailey, Karl; Hill, Dan; Ward, Quinton; Claton, Darrel; Clancy, Tim
Contrary to popular belief it was Vicksburg rather than Gettysburg that was the decisive battle of the American Civil War. The Union victory at Vicksburg was the first failure of the southern strategic defense. The Union's ability to project its...