Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-07-25
ARMY NEWS,
HEADQUARTERS OF THE
Il ARMY.
Its Great Marches in the South,
West and Northwest Its
Battles and its Death
Roll. -
The Names of all the Officers, Past
And Present-A Record to be
Proud of.
Special Corresponds nee Of the rriiups.

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Special corresponds nee of the Tribune
BISMARCK, d. T., May l4.--Every
Summer since the organization of the
Seventh Cavalry it has been ordered
into the field for duty. First in the
Southwest and West, then in the
South, then in the North west and
then back again to the South, and
again in the land OF the Dakotas, and
aud thus it runs for eleven Summers.
After the terrible loss of the campaign
OF '76, and the long and severe duty
OF ~, it might appear excusable If
the soldier OF the Seventh in thinking
that he was not booked for another
hard time during the summer OF rs.
Unfortunately, the. reputation of the
regiment is not good for Post duty.
Ii has another kind of name. It is
the crack, regiment in the field. The
telegraphic order received last Fri.
day, instruc!ing Gen. G. d. Sturgis
to prepare the seventh Cavalry for
the field, is now being obeyed at Fort
A. Lincoln at lively rate. In what
direction the regiment will move is
not yet known, further than this very
reliable guess, that it will move north
cross the Missouri into the Milk. river
country. 1t is an official secret Of
the Quartermaster's Department that
Gen. Sherman and the War depart
ment contemplate log.hut post or
cantonment on Milk River, in the
heart of aaf 3ssf nss4' tasH
THE RETREAT OF THE HosrrLEs
when on this side of the boundary
line. This cantonment may be gar
risoned by the Seventh Cavalry, and
in that speculation may be mirrored
the true inwardness of the move north
and it may also be with a view of
strengthening Gen. Miles, and receiv-
ing the penitent Sioux with becoming
numbers and pomp. In view of the
Seventh Cavalry's record as the hard
est worked regiment in the service,
and in simple acknowledgment of its
splendid achievements and sad sac.
rlfices in obedience to duty, the coun.
try should have in condensed form
its history as the Tribune correspond
ent has gathered il from official
sources. a 8He ~
The law that authorized the organ.
ization of the Seventh Cavalry went
into effect July %, 1866. From that
date the first assignment of officers
were commissioned, although the reg
iment was not organized and placed
on duty until September. The or
ganization took place at Fort RILEY.
Kan. Six companies were stationed
at Riley, one at Fort Dodge, one at
Fort Hayes, one at Fort Wallace, one
at Fort Harker, and one at Fort Lyon,
Col. They were about seventy men
strong. In October, 1876, the com.
panies were recruited up to 100 men.
At no other time has the Seventh
been given its full quota
GENERAL MOVEMENTS.
y The service in Kansas and adjoin
ing territory continued until the
Spring of 1871, when the regiment
was ordered to the Department of the
South to operate upon the Ku-Klux.
Inc movements extended over Ken.
lucky, Tennessee Louisiana, Alabama,
South Carolina aud North Carolina
for two years. In April, 1873, the
regiment concentrated at Cairo, ILL.,,
ten companies moving by rail to
Yankton, d. T., and two at St. Paul,
Minnesota. The latter acted as the
escort to the Northern boundary sur.
vcy of that Summer. The former
marched to Fort Lincoln, and took
part in the Yellowstone expedition
under Gen. Stanley, accompanying
the Northern Pacific Railroad Survey
under Gen. 7. L. Rosser.
The Summer of 1874 saw the Black
Hills expedition under Custer, and its
proclamation to the world of New
California. The regiment returned to
Lincoln Aug. 81, 1873. The next
month Maj. Merrill, with six compan-
ies--A. B. E. G.. II. and K-were
sent to New Orleans. The Ku,Klux
were again itching for the strong mil
itary arm. In May, rs, companies
A. E. and 81 returned from the South
to Dakota. B G. and X stayed an
other year, returning to Dakota in
April, 70. The regiment rendezvous.
ed at Lincoln in May, and on tn 18th
started on the exhibition with Gen.
Terry in search of sitting Bull. On
the 25tb of June there came disas.