5th Cavalry Regiment
Active	May 28 1855-
Country	United States
Branch	Regular Army
Type	Cavalry
Motto	Loyalty Courage
Colors	Yellow
Commanders
Notable commanders	Robert E. Lee Albert Sidney Johnson Wesley Merritt

The 5th Cavalry Regiment is a historical unit of the United States Army that began its service in the decade prior to the American Civil War and continues in modified organizational format in the modern army. The Regular Army is the permanent force of the United States Army that is maintained during peacetime, as opposed to those persons who may be part of a reserve or national guard outfit. ... For the author of Inherit the Wind and other works, see Robert Edwin Lee. ... General Albert Sidney Johnston (February 2, 1803 – April 6, 1862) was an American soldier and military leader. ... Wesley Merritt (June 16, 1834 – December 3, 1910) was a general in the U.S. Army during the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War. ... Image:4th Cav Crest. ... The 6th Cavalry was organized in August, 1861, where it took to the fields as part of the Army of the Potomac. the regiment took part in sixteen campaigns, among them Antietam, Gettysburg, the Wilderness Campaign and Appomattox. ... It has been suggested that United States Army values be merged into this article or section. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...

19th Century

The Regiment's history began over a century ago, organizing on May 28, 1855 as the 2nd United States Cavalry Regiment at Louisville, Kentucky. A few months later, on September 27, 1855, under the command of Col. Albert Sidney Johnston, the Regiment marched west to Texas to fight in its first Indian Campaign. Later on, Lt. Col. Robert E. Lee succeeded Colonel Johnston as the Commander. The regiment fought in a total of thirteen Indian Campaigns, symbolized by the Arrow Head shaped Regimental Crest. May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Louisville redirects here. ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Colonel (IPA: or ) is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world. ... Albert Sidney Johnston Albert Sidney Johnston (February 2, 1803 – April 6, 1862) was a career U.S. Army officer and a Confederate general during the American Civil War. ... Official language(s) None See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... For the author of Inherit the Wind and other works, see Robert Edwin Lee. ...

{Note: Other officers of the Regiment who became prominent in the American Civil War besides Johnson and Lee were Majors William J. Hardee and George H. Thomas; Captains Earl Van Dorn, George Stoneman, and Edmund Kirby Smith; ahd Lieutenants John Bell Hood and Fitzhugh Lee.} Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... William J. Hardee (1817-1873) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. ... General George Henry Thomas (July 31, 1816 - March 28, 1870), Northern general during the American Civil War, was born in Southampton County, Virginia. ... Earl Van Dorn Earl Van Dorn (September 17, 1820 – May 7, 1863) was a Confederate Major General during the American Civil War. ... Portrait of George Stoneman during the Civil War George Stoneman (August 22, 1822 – September 5, 1894) was a career U.S. Army officer, a Union cavalry general in the American Civil War, and the Governor of California between 1883 and 1887. ... Portrait of Edmund Kirby Smith during the Civil War Edmund Kirby Smith (May 16, 1824 – March 28, 1893) was a career U.S. Army officer, an educator, and a general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, notable for his command of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the... John Bell Hood John Bell Hood (June 1, 1831 – August 30, 1879) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. ... Fitzhugh Lee in the Civil War Fitzhugh Lee (November 19, 1835 – April 18, 1905), nephew of Robert E. Lee, was a Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, Governor of Virginia, diplomat, and U.S. Army general in the Spanish-American War. ...

Early in 1861, the Regiment went to Carlisle Barracks, where the officers and men loyal to the South left the Regiment to serve in the Confederacy. Lieutenant Colonel Lee was replaced by Lt. Col. George Henry Thomas. In the summer of 1861, the Regiment was re-designated as the 5th United States Cavalry; the numerical designation it holds to this day. During the Civil War, the troopers of the 5th Cavalry made a gallant charge at Gaines' Mill on June 27, 1862, saving the Union artillery from annihilation. This battle is commemorated on the Regimental Crest by the Cross moline, in the yellow field on the lower half of the crest. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Southern United States. ... For the fictional documentary about alternative history, see C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America. ... General George H. Thomas George Henry Thomas (July 31, 1816 – March 28, 1870), the Rock of Chickamauga, was a career U.S. Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War. ... Battle of Gaines Mill Conflict American Civil War Date June 27, 1862 Place Hanover County, Virginia Result Confederate victory The Battle of Gaines Mill, also known as the First Battle of Cold Harbor or the Battle of Chickahominy River, took place on June 27, 1862, in Hanover County, Virginia, as... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A cross moline The Cross Moline is a difference, or mark of cadency in English heraldry. ...

During the Plains Indian Wars, the 5th Cavalry played an active role in pursuing Sioux and Cheyenne warbands that refused to return to their reservations. Under the leadership of Col. Wesley Merritt, a distinguished Civil War officer, the 5th was instrumental in defeating the Indians at the Battle of Slim Buttes. It was the first significant victory for the army following the debacle at Little Bighorn. Combatants Native Americans Various (see text) Indian Wars is the name used by historians in the United States to describe a series of conflicts between the United States and Native American peoples (Indians) of North America. ... Wahktageli (Gallant Warrior), a Yankton Sioux chief (Karl Bodmer) Funeral scaffold of a Sioux chief (Karl Bodmer) Horse racing of the Sioux Indians (Karl Bodmer) The Sioux (IPA ) are a Native American people. ... Cheyenne lodges with buffalo meat drying, 1870 For other uses, see Cheyenne (disambiguation). ... Wesley Merritt (June 16, 1834 – December 3, 1910) was a general in the U.S. Army during the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War. ... Combatants Lakota United States Commanders Crazy Horse Strength Casualties {{{notes}}} The Battle of Slim Buttes was fought on January 8, 1877, between United States cavalry and Lakota Sioux forces. ... The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also called Custers Last Stand, was an engagement between a Lakota-Cheyenne combined force and the 7th Cavalry of the United States Army that took place on June 25, 1876 near the Little Bighorn River in the eastern Montana Territory. ...

At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, the 5th Cavalry was ordered to Tampa, Florida, and then embarked for Cuba. The Regiment’s service in this war and later for the Puerto Rican Expedition is symbolized by the White Maltese cross in the black chief of the upper half of the Regimental Coat of Arms. Combatants United States Republic of Cuba First Philippine Republic Spanish Empire Commanders Nelson A. Miles William R. Shafter George Dewey Máximo Gómez Emilio Aguinaldo Patricio Montojo Pascual Cervera Casualties 3,289 U.S. dead (only 332 from combat); considerably higher although undetermined Cuban and Filipino casualties Unknown[1... Nickname: Cigar City, The Big Guava, T-Town, Jook City Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ... Maltese Cross The Maltese cross is identified as the symbol of the Christian warrior. ... We dont have an article called Chief (heraldry) Start this article Search for Chief (heraldry) in. ...

20th Century

The 5th Cavalry returned to the United States in 1900. The Regiment served in the Philippine Islands and in Hawaii in 1903 and 1909 respectively. In 1913, the Regiment returned to the United States, where it stayed during World War I, patrolling the Mexican border. On 18 December 1922, the 5th Cavalry Regiment became part of the 1st Cavalry Division, and has served with this division ever since. The Philippine islands is a commonly mistaken description for the Philippines. ... Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 km²)  - Width n/a miles (n/a km)  - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km)  - % water 41. ... Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Franz... In the Gregorian Calendar, December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years), at which point there will be 13 days remaining to the end of the year. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ...

Having exchanged horses for vehicles in 1943, the men of the 5th Cavalry Regiment spent World War II in the jungles of the South Pacific. After the war, the Regiment was garrisoned in Japan. In July 1950, the Regiment was sent to South Korea to serve with other United Nations forces. After one and a half years of combat, the Regiment returned to Japan in 1951, but not before 3 members of the regiment had earned the nations highest award, the Medal of Honor (Lloyd L. Burke (October 28), 1951), Samuel S. Coursen (December 12, 1950), and Robert M. McGovern (January 30, 1951)). Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian... Box Log Falls, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia Jungle refers usually to a dense forest in a hot climate. ... The South Pacific is an area in the southern Pacific Ocean. ... The United Nations Command (Korea) is the unified command structure for the multinational military forces supporting the Republic of Korea (South Korea or ROK) during and after the Korean War. ... The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

The Regiment was once again reorganized in August 1963, as the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment. The Battalion arrived at Fort Benning in 1965, and then proceeded to the Republic of Vietnam as Air Cavalry. In Vietnam, it participated in twelve campaigns. In May 1971, the Battalion moved to Fort Hood, where it was reorganized as mechanized infantry. Fort Benning is a military base facility of the United States military southwest of Columbus, Georgia. ... In the military sciences, a military campaign encompass related military operations, usually conducted by a defense or fighting force, directed at gaining a particular desired state of affairs, usually within geographical and temporal limitations. ... Fort Hood is a census-designated place and US Army post located outside of Killeen Texas. ...

On 12 August 1990, the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment was alerted for duty in Southwest Asia. It deployed with the 1st Cavalry Division to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield / Operation Desert Storm. August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Combatants Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia Egypt Qatar France Canada UN Coalition Republic of Iraq Commanders Norman Schwarzkopf Saddam Hussein Strength 660,000 360,000 Casualties 378 dead, 1,000 wounded 25,000 dead, 75,000 wounded The Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991) was a...

The Battalion was deployed in Bosnia-Herzegovina in September 1998. Bosnia and Herzegovina (also variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. ...

21st Century

The Battalion was deployed again, this time to Kuwait in April 2001.

The "Black Knights" returned to Southwest Asia in March 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. Task Force LANCER was assigned responsibility for Sadr City, in the north-eastern portion of Baghdad, Iraq. The Battalion conducted over 80 days of sustained combat during the initial months of the deployment. After another 30 days of combat, the task force focused on rebuilding the infrastructure and training Iraqi security forces. These efforts contributed to the overwhelming success of Iraq's first free elections in January 2005. Overhead view of Sadr City Sadr City (formerly known as Saddam City and AThawra before that and since its establishment in 1959 by the then The Brigadier A. K. Quassim) is a vast low-income neighbourhood in northeastern Baghdad, home to some two million Shia Muslims. ... A street map of Baghdad Baghdad (بغداد) is the capital of Iraq and the Baghdad Province. ...

References

1. History of the 2nd BN, 5th Cavalry Regiment (reproduced with permission)