THE FIRST REGIMENT OF CAVALRY.*By CAPT. R. P. PAGE WAINWRIGHT, 1ST U. S. CAVALRY. General Stephen W. Kearney The “United States Regiment of Dragoons” was organized by Act of Congress approved March 2, 1833, becoming the “First Regiment of Dragoons” when the Second Dragoons were raised in 1836. Its designation was changed to “First Regiment [...]
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