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WARNING - YOU'RE IN CAVALRY COUNTRY!!!
This is a Cavalry site. Many of the stories here are told in the words of the men who experienced them. No attempt has been made to "smooth the edges" or "soften the story" for the viewing public. In the same aspect, no attempt has been made to cover up the names of the men who fought and died, nor the circumstances that brought about their final acts. It is the task of the Cavalry to take the fight to the enemy and disrupt his ability to function - a task that we perform quite well. Family members seeking information about a loved one may find more than they had hoped for.Some of the topics are quite large, and contain many stories. If there are more stories to view in a topic, there will be a link at the top of the page that says "View all articles for this topic". Click on that link to see all the stories in that topic.
Saddle up and get ready to ride back through history with America's oldest continuously serving Cavalry Regiment. Visit the "Topics" or "Gallery" in the MAIN MENU to the left for lots of stories and pictures. To read an entire story, click on the title of the story or at the bottom where it says "...read more". Darker text contained in the stories, like Topics and Gallery, are links that you can click on to go to pictures and maps pertaining to the story. These may take a few minutes to load, depending on your connection speed. In the Gallery, you can click on the photo albums to open them up, and view a display of thumbnail photos. Some albums have several pages. Click on the photos and maps to enlarge. Once opened up, many of the photos, and all of the maps, can be clicked on again to make them very large. You may need a high speed connection for this.
After surveying our hallowed halls, you too will understand the pride that is shared among those that served and those that continue to serve the Regiment in outposts around the world. The Second Regiment of Dragoons have withstood the test of time, and will continue to be an integral part of the U.S. military structure well into the future. We are, after all, TOUJOURS PRET - ALWAYS READY! contact: Editor |
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WELCOME TO THE SECOND CAVALRY ASSOCIATION REGIMENTAL HISTORY SITE
TO EVERY MAN UPON THIS EARTH
DEATH COMETH SOON OR LATE.
AND HOW CAN MAN DIE BETTER
THAN FACING FEARFUL ODDS,
FOR THE ASHES OF HIS FATHERS
AND THE TEMPLES OF HIS GODS
***** DEDICATED TO ALL WHO SERVED ***** "...Men who fight know that it is not the fighting man's objective to get decorated or commended but to accomplish your mission at all costs of ignominy, oblivion, or even death....The greatest hero of all-time will always remain the "Unknown Soldier" chiefly because we know him or knew him so well. We can easily visualize his death with a machine gun still hot barreled in his lap where he slumped over for the last time. Or maybe he remains tangled in the wreckage of a plane. We have seen him a hundred times stretched out by the road always just about to do one more thing to make it safer for us. As we ride through liberated or surrendered towns or start telling our stories we may forget him because he is always so silent, so humble about his heroism into the ultimate. But in the long run we remember him a thousand times...." |
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Last Survivor of the United States' Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, 1881-84
by Glenn M. Stein, FRGS
copyright 2007
Early Years
David Legg Brainard (1856-1946), the fifth son of Alanson and Maria (née Legg) Brainard, was born on his parents' farm in Norway, New York, on 21 December 1856. He attended public school in Norway and when David was ten years old, the family moved to the John Corp farm at Freetown, New York, where David attended the Freetown rural school. He afterwards went to the State Normal School at Cortland. The family home was still standing in 1946 and contained many mementos from the Arctic expedition, including paintings of Brainard and his comrades.
Note: Click HERE to view the medals presented to General Brainard.
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Until the year 1833 our cavalry had an uncertain existence, the troops being raised for emergencies and disbanded when their services were no longer necessary. After the Revolutionary War, the first mounted troops to be organized in this country were four companies of light dragoons in 1792. This was later reduced to two companies and then under the act of 1798 increased to a regiment of eight companies. But this was short lived, for it was reduced again to two companies in 1800 which were mustered out in 1802. Another regiment of light dragoons was organized in 1808, and in 1812 a second regiment was organized. In 1814 these two regiments were consolidated into one, and in 1815 the men and officers retained were merged with the artillery. The cavalry ceased to exist until the First Dragoons was organized in 1833. At this time a system of promotion was established whereby officers could expect to remain permanently in the service and gain increased rank with the passing years.
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THE STONEMAN RAID
Posted by: deddygetty on Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 06:41 PM GMT |
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In January, 1863, General Hooker relieved General Burnside from the command of the Army of the Potomac, and the organization of grand divisions was changed to army corps, with General Stoneman in command of all the cavalry. The mounted arm was organized into a corps, with the divisions being commanded by Generals Pleasanton, Averell, and Gregg, with a reserve brigade commanded by General Buford. During the winter the cavalry was employed in watching the fords of the Rappahannock and reconnoitering the enemy positions, with much skirmishing constantly going on.
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Regimental Formals are held twice each year and include a ball and a dining-in. As at any other Regimental function, the Regimental standard is present and the Regimental Command Seargeant Major is in charge of the posting and retirement.
This also gives the opportunity for the mixing of the Regimental Punch.
See: REGIMENTAL PUNCH AND CEREMONY
See: REGIMENTAL TOAST
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The following is from a two page article printed in Warweek, dated Saturday, November 11, 1944.
Hitler, you never stopped them...Here are
THE GHOSTS OF PATTON’S THIRD ARMY
By France Herron
Warweek Combat Correspondent
An infantry colonel called the men who do patrol work “the tough guys of the war.” He also referred to them as “the loneliest men in the Army” because they operate behind enemy lines, surrounded by enemy guns. Some do reconnaissance work on foot, some do it in vehicles – but all of them draw rugged assignments. They become the eyes and ears of an outfit; on them depends the answer to the question of what has the enemy got in store for us. Here is a view of the “tough guys” – these “loneliest men.”
This story is typical of all reconnaissance units.
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A tribute to all troopers of the Second Cavalry Regiment, past, present, and future.
This is a Windows Media File of about 30mb. It may take several minutes to load. If you don't have a high speed cable connection, it is recommended you right click on the file and save it to your computer for play.
Click here to view video: OLD SOLDIER
Click on READ MORE for an index of the pictures in the video.
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Aug 07, 2008 - 05:49 PM