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Cavalry Horses Did the U.S. Cavalry have remudas like the Old West cattle drives?

by Marshall Trimble | Jun 22, 2020

I had a question the other day asking if the U.S. Cavalry had remudas like the Old West cattle drives. I’ve never come across anything referring to...

Disease In The Frontier Army Far more soldiers died from or were treated for Cholera, dysentery, malaria, fevers and other afflictions than from combat wounds...

by Marshall Trimble | Jun 3, 2020

General William Tecumseh Sherman reported in 1869: The efficiency of the frontier army which averaged about 20,000 men in the period 1855-1875...

Army Retirement Did members of the Frontier Army receive retirement pay when they finished their active duty?

by Marshall Trimble | Feb 11, 2020

In the mid-1800s there was no retirement pay and no retired list. This led to slow promotion and a heap of discontent among the ranks. Officers...