Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-04-27
THE SIXTH U. S CAVALRY.

tive Il nClu NOlN
c,h, They came on four special
sections each sect n teiog drawn by
| adonble-head,r." The first sect on
rived ut Clifton Forge at a quarter to
| o'clock. and vas greeted by q thsong
Of nearly thousard people, half OF
| whom being ladies, who came to atte,t
their onpro, alton of the measures which
are calling the armed hosts to the front,
and +, wish The ''soldier boys a God
| speed in their holy mission to drive tne
treacherous Spaniarl from t e "0em
of the Antilles
The regiment was not 1ull IL Gun
s;srodo Of troops Ca" ''E," "G," and
| "H," and embraced 270 men ana ~
officers. 1t was in command OF the
gallant Col. S. S Summer, who had
soon much service in the late war ana
who has since been fighting Indians on
the western frontier, The regiment
had heen for the past year quar- erea AZ
Fort Never. in Virginia, opposite Wash
3. notion is one of the best drilled cav
e airy organizations in the United states ;
8. and is composed of fine body Oh
Young men. They were ordered TO
rendezvous at Chickamaugua Park
Georgia, near Chattanooga, from whence
tbcv will be ordered to the extrome
10 front at the proper time
al The second section followed bali a"
lie hour later, and contained army wagons
ID tents, baggage, equipmenisof the men
al with their food. forage for the horses
Is etc. .,
j. The third section came in about q
of minutes after the departure OF tn
second and carried the horses OF IN
regiment and their attendants
The fourth or last section accom-
on modated the eight battery" or aril
no lerv. which embraced rs officers an
~. men, aud five pieces of modern rapi(
fire guns.
All the trains changed engines
Ire Clifton Forge, this being the end
as the division, and as each section pune
Ic- ont the soldiers were cbeered
assembled crowds of patriotic sign
seers.
cen Many OF our citizens took occasi'
the to ply the ca1alrymen with questlo
line pertaining to the life and duties inclde
TO that of the soldier, and to ask as
The probabilities Of the coming eont'
can in Cuba and OF its result All expo
acy; ted war, and were ready to engage
the conflict. They were eager 10
wade Cuban soil and TO avenge the d
was rible crimes committed by the SPAN
ZION soldiery upon helpless women Il
mas children,-they held that the MI"
TACT, had been blown up through Span
heachery and that the 2G6 Amen'
seamen had found watery gra
ash TIN ougL their murderous machlrall'
that and barbarous practices; and as to
way result of the struggle, they thou'
Is to snan would after a sharp, quick c
his Aict haul down her dishonorod flag
vacate not only Cuba but all her
lonoings on the western hemisphere
1blic The regiment had with 1t noun
,tion hand. and were clad in Their rou
egu- service or lighting uniforms,while u
blankets. sabres, canteens and TIN C
- and other business like accoutrem'
"a were streva about the cars and h
up on the racks about the windows
s Quite a number If c'"bire bull
z such as the regimens uses, we're sect
as trophies from the soldiers, and
much priced by their owners All
VI w. G. Bryant, our courteous and oil
vi ipff yard-masle r, had quite LEM
" and pleasant chat with Col. Sum
red during the halt of the regiment
AN Col. Summer has a brother wh(
l~S a soldier. He is also cavalry LEI
in and is the colonel Of the 7th IN
1as States regiment.
1s- :,
As an illustration Of the etiicI
of the sixth cavalry,itis said that v
nc. it is in line and dashirg to tie froI
aIf full speed, a man may lie down Oh
red ack and thu hcr ses will pass over
md and leave him unframed and uni
of So much for the training OF The
"a mails. And it Is also stated that
cavalryman be Salloping over he
un battle. he can steady himself IN
,S. saddle, bend down and grasp a W.
ills ded man on the ground and land
We on the pummel in his front wit
L. breaking pace,
The C. e. o. officials were exc
ingly prompt and attentive in
lila handling of the soldier boys