Sabers and Spurs left behind: Dismounted Cavalry

[RJSamp]

Robert Forse Scott's "The Story of a Cavalry Regiment" (specifically the 4th Iowa) has a nice quote about Brice's Crossroads......they dismounted the Brigade and the boys left their sabers AND spurs behind on the led horses.

[mtvernon]

I imagine this is one of the ways my Great-Great-Grandfather (an artilleryman) may have come by the cavalry saber that my uncle currently possesses.

[csabugler]

Geez RJ, the "discount cav" would hate to read that. That would mean leaving them at the car!

[Rev]

Too funny!!

[Slouch]

in this day and age, we must be careful when talking about groups of individuals. We must be P.C. So, keeping this in mind, please refer to this group as "Horseless Cavalry". After all, its hard to dismount if you have nothing to mount to begin with.

Thanks,

Mike

[CJSchumacher]

Why not base it on historical fact?

Julius Franklin Howell of the 24th VA cavalry told the story of most of his unit who were, in his words, "mostly de-mounted at the time" being transferred to Ewell's command and marched to Dinwiddy County, VA before being captured at Saylor's Creek.

[1st Maine Trooper]

Why not base it on historical fact?

Julius Franklin Howell of the 24th VA cavalry told the story of most of his unit who were, in his words, "mostly de-mounted at the time" being transferred to Ewell's command and marched to Dinwiddy County, VA before being captured at Saylor's Creek.

This just prooves that horseless cavalry is nothing more than infantry with an attitude.

Dave Myrick

[Jim of The SRR]

in this day and age, we must be careful when talking about groups of individuals. We must be P.C. So, keeping this in mind, please refer to this group as "Horseless Cavalry". After all, its hard to dismount if you have nothing to mount to begin with.

Thanks,

Mike

Mike,

I thought the correct rem was "Equine Challenged"?

Jim Butler

[Mike Nickerson]

Please kind Sirs, show the proper respect due.

It's:
“Equine challenged with elevated self-esteem levels introspective of the infantry for which they are or should be” or to abbreviate: “Dismounted Cavalry”

Mike Nickerson

[paulcalloway]

Robert Forse Scott's "The Story of a Cavalry Regiment" (specifically the 4th Iowa) has a nice quote about Brice's Crossroads......they dismounted the Brigade and the boys left their sabers AND spurs behind on the led horses.

How about sharing that quote with the rest of us?