On the Western Plains, during the Indian Wars of the 1860s and 1870s, the cavalry was an important part of the Frontier Army. Horses could travel faster, carry more supplies, and could better carry the soldiers into battle against their often better mounted foe. In this column we will look at a few interesting tidbits about the cavalry found in the old newspapers. In this one from Daily Boomerang, Laramie, on November 23, 1888, it talks about ho…
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