From the monthly archives:

July 2005

First Encounter

July 20, 2005

The first shots fired in battle by the 1st Dragoons took place on 12 November 1846 when a patrol from Company I. led by Captain William Grier, came into contact with Navajo tribesmen who had stolen some stock. Grier and Lt. Wilson were well-mounted and the enlisted men were riding mules. Consequently, they foolishly rode [...]

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Above a Common Soldier: Dragoon Life 1849-1854

July 10, 2005

Charles Frank Clarke sailed from England in 1847. He came from an upper middle class family in Suffolk County and had studied to be a member of the bar. Mr. Clarke had hoped to become a successful merchant in Wisconsin, but his dreams didn’t pan out and he joined the 1st Dragoons. Several of his [...]

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