The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

the army, and Troop c is the very flower of the regiment.
 Eventfui History.
 Troop c has had an eventful history since it was oraginezd at Fort Riley 1 Kansas, nearly forty years ago. For some years it was stationed at Fort Lyon' Colorado, and during 1867 it was constant ly fighting and running down the hostile Indians who, during the period from that year until the early sos, added such long chapter to the history of bloody savage warfare on this continent
 In 1868 the troop changed station 10 Trinidad Col, and the muster rolls show that the march of 13O miles was made in thirty-slx hours. Later in the year of 1868 the troop marched to Fort Dodge, Kan, to join the regiment and participate in Gen Sullys xpedition to the/ North Fork of the Canadian river.
 The original expedition consisted of nine troops of the Seventh Cavalry and three companies of Third Infantry, and from the start was engaged in daily skirmshes with Indians. When the ex- petition had reached the Wolf Fork, at the foot of the Sand Hills, the resistance became so strong that the command was halted to await endorsements.
 General Custer.
 A month or two later the expedition having been strengthened and reorgan- ized, it was divided into three columns eleven troops of the Seventh Cavalry being under command of Gen. Custer The Indians were after much scouting discovered and Black Kettles band of Cheyennes and Arrapahoes was totally defeated and suffered heavy loss. The Seventh Cavalry also suffered some loss 1. ae- apf of Gen. Clusters command marched to Fort Cobb, I. T., and took station. In 1869 the troop again formed part of Gen Clusters command which was en- gagged in pursuit of Indians after which it occupied station al Camp Supply, c. T., Fort Dodge, Kan, Fort Hays, Kan, and Fort Harker, Kan, and finally marched to Fort Leavenworth, Kan, for station. In 1870 the troop changed station to Fort Wallace, Kan, where it formed part of an expedition to the Republican river, after which it returned to Fort Wallace.
 Later in the year the troop again pro- ceeded to Kit Carson, c. T., where 1t formed part of Gen. Reno's expedition, after which it returned to Fort Wallace and then proceeded to Kit Carson once more for station, which was soon chang ed to Fitz Meadows, C. T., and again to Fort Wallace. Kan, and finally to Fort Harker, Kan.
 In 1s71-72-73 the troop was on garrison duty In the Carolinas, being removed in the last year to Memphis, where boat was taken for Yankton, D. T.. at which place it arrived in April. After a short stay at Yankton, the command was or dered to Fort Rice, D. T., from which point 1t joined the regiment to form part of the Yellowstone expedition under Gen eral Stanley.
 On the Yellowstone river a stockade was built, enclosing supply camp, which the troop guarded for some time. Routed Sitting Bulls Braves. Later during the year, the troop was relieved from this duty and formed part of a squadron under General Custer, which was sent forward to reconnoiter, and which was attacked by a force of Indians, about 1000 in number, resulting in a severe engagement. A few days later an Indian village was discovered, and the entire cavalry company pushed forward with the result that severe en- gagement, lasting two days. was foung with 1000 Indians under Sitting Bull re- sulting in the total defeat of the Indians, with heavy loss and some loss to the cav airy
 After this engagement, the troop re- turned to the stockade and the cavalry, under command of General Custer, start ed for Fort Abraham, Lincoln, D. IT., from which post the troop was detached and ordered again to Fort Rice
 In 1874, the troop performed more or less scouting duty against Indians, until it was again assembled at Fort Abraham, Lincoln, to form a portion of the Black Hill expedition under command of Gen eral Custer. The objects of the expe- dition were surveys and geological work After march of 1000 miles, the com- mand returned to Fort Lincoln, where Troop c was again detached and ordered to Fort Rice, where it spent the remain der of the year, most of the time being occupied in scouting and the pllrsl1it of