Annual Spring Encampment 1938
The 11th Cavalry Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services in 1938 consisted of grooming and feeding horses. After taking care of their steeds, it was off to training. Soldiers shown here are performing their military duties at Camp Ord in 1938.
The US Army had won the Spanish-American war in large measure due to the volunteers who answered the call to “Remember the Maine”. The Regular Army was expanded and on 2 February, 1901, Congress added five cavalry regiments. The 11th Cavalry was formed and designated to live in history as “The Blackhorse”.
This film clip is from the Herman Croninger collection at the Military History Institute, part of the Army Heritage and Education Center, located in Carlisle, PA.
This film was transferred to vhs tape, and then reformatted to a digital copy. While the original film has not survived, the images take us back to a time when Army transportation required both the care, and feeding of horses.
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February 23rd, 2010 at 1:14 am
Great video, nice …
Great video, nice to see video of the old cav! 1/4, 1/11, 1/7th, hello to old comrads! Scouts out!