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White troops in the 3d Brigade were used in the formation of the 9th Armored Division. The 2nd and 14th Cavalry were inactivated, and their personnel transferred into the newly formed 2nd and 14th Armored Regiments, both elements of the new armored division. On 15 July 1942 the 2nd Cavalry Division was inactivated.
It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. The unit was organized by Colonel Jubal Early in Lynchburg, Virginia, in May, 1861 as the 30th Virginia Volunteer Regiment under Col. Richard C.W. Radford (whence "Radford's Rangers"—not to be confused with Troop G's similar nickname). Its troops (the cavalry equivalent of infantry ...
2nd Infantry Division "Indian Head Division" at Camp Humphreys, South Korea. 3rd Infantry Division "Rock of the Marne" at Fort Stewart, Georgia. 4th Infantry Division "Ivy Division/Iron Horse" at Fort Carson, Colorado. 7th Infantry Division “The Hourglass Division” at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum ...
On 9 October 1864, the 2nd Cavalry, as part of the reserve brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division, the regiment attacked the flanks of the Confederate line, forcing them to retreat. During this action, PVT Edward Hanson of H Company earned the Medal of Honor for braving enemy fire to capture the flag of the 32nd Virginia Cavalry.
2nd U.S. Colored Cavalry (dismounted) Artillery Division New York Light Artillery, 16th Battery; 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery, Battery A; Cavalry Division Col Robert M. West First Brigade Col George W. Lewis. 3rd New York; 5th Pennsylvania; Second Brigade Col Samuel P. Spear. 1st District of Columbia (Battalion) 11th Pennsylvania; Third Brigade
The personnel and assets of the 15th Cavalry Division were later used to form 1st & 2nd Cavalry Divisions. On 20 August 1921, as a result of lessons learned from World War I, the Army's Adjutant General, Major General Peter C. Harris, constituted the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions to meet future mobilization requirements. However, the 2nd ...
The 183rd Cavalry Regiment is a cavalry regiment of the United States Army, represented in the Virginia Army National Guard by 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry (2-183). The squadron is the reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition squadron of the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, part of the 29th Infantry Division.
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