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Dru as Olivia and Wayne as Captain Brittles. Assisting Capt. Brittles with his mission is his chief scout, Sgt. Tyree, a one-time Confederate captain of cavalry; his first sergeant, Quincannon; and Maj. Allshard, Brittles's long-time friend and commanding officer. After apparently failing in both missions, Brittles returns with the troop to ...
It is the third installment of Ford's "Cavalry Trilogy", following two RKO Pictures releases: Fort Apache (1948) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949). [6] Wayne plays the lead in all three films, as Captain Kirby York in Fort Apache , then as Captain Nathan Brittles in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon , and finally as a promoted Lieutenant Colonel Kirby ...
The 5th Cavalry Regiment ("Black Knights" [1]) is a historical unit of the United States Army that began its service on March 3, 1855, as the Second Cavalry Regiment. On August 3, 1861, it was redesignated as the 5th Cavalry Regiment following an act of Congress directing "that the two regiments of dragoons, the regiment of mounted riflemen, and the two regiments of cavalry shall hereafter be ...
Three battalions of the 2nd Air Defense Artillery are derived from artillery companies that saw action along the Canada–US border: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Towson's Company, 2nd Regiment of Artillery, constituted on January 11, 1812; [10] a company in the 1st Regiment of Artillery commanded by Captain Lloyd Beal, Captain Samuel T ...
15th United States, 2nd Battalion: Maj John R. Edie, [19] Cpt William McManus 16th United States , 1st Battalion: Maj Robert E. A. Crofton 18th United States , 1st Battalion: Cpt George W. Smith
Independent Company Oneida (New York) Cavalry: Cpt Daniel P. Mann; 4th United States Cavalry, Company A: Lt Thomas H. McCormick; 4th United States Cavalry, Company E: Cpt James B. McIntyre; U.S. Engineer Battalion: Cpt James C. Duane. Provost Guard: [6] Maj William H. Wood 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies E, F, H, and K: Cpt George A. Gordon
The 1st Mississippi Cavalry (African Descent) was renamed the 3rd U.S. Colored Cavalry Regiment (3rd USCC) on 11 March 1864. The unit was attached to the 1st Brigade, United States Colored Troops, District of Vicksburg, Department of the Tennessee until April 1864. The regiment performed duty in the Vicksburg District until December 1864.
The Continental Army was established by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775 which is also recognized as the founding date of its successor, the United States Army. On that day, the Continental Congress assumed responsibility for militia regiments that had been raised by the colonies of New Hampshire , Massachusetts , Rhode Island , and ...