page_title: Troop B, Washington Cavalry
section_title: Formation and early history
hierarchical_section_title: Troop B, Washington Cavalry / History / Formation and early history
caption_attribution_description: English: Troop B, Washington Cavalry, Washington National Guard, c 1905 Other information Per disclaimer on website: "Unless specifically stated, images from our photo collections are copyright-free, as are the rest of our images and audio."
context_page_description: Troop B, Washington Cavalry was a troop of the Washington National Guard's single regiment of cavalry. Raised in 1889, it served in California during the Mexican border war from 1916 to 1917 and in France during World War I. In 1921 it was redesignated Headquarters Troop of the 24th Cavalry Division. On the eve of World War II, it was converted into Headquarters Company of the 103rd Anti-Tank Battalion.
context_section_description: The Tacoma City Troop of the Washington Territorial Militia was activated in 1889 and redesignated Troop B of the Washington Cavalry, an unnumbered cavalry regiment sometimes referred to as 1st Washington Cavalry, upon the accession of Washington to the United States that year. It served as the mounted escort to Governor of Washington Elisha P. Ferry during his inauguration in 1892. 
  Following the 1902 death of Governor John Rankin Rogers, eight soldiers of Troop B were assigned to provide the guard of honor for the lying in state of Rogers' remains.
  In 1904, the troop participated in maneuvers at American Lake involving, in addition to other units of the Washington National Guard, elements of the Oregon National Guard and the United States Army.
caption: Troop B dismounted, circa 1905
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