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[8th Cavalry]

Description: Photograph of the 8th Cavalry playing mounted tug-of-war. Two teams comprised of men and horses have been formed and are set to battle each other in a tug-of-war competition. The postcard was not mailed and has no postmark.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Colonel George T. Langhorne and Major General Joseph T. Dickman]

Description: Photograph of Colonel George T. Langhorne and Major General Joseph T. Dickman. They are standing outside a building. There are two chairs behind them. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photograph, Langhorne is commanding the 8th Cavalry and Military District, and Dickman is commanding So. Department. The photograph was taken at the Marfa United States Military Headquarters.
Date: September 1919
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Reminiscences of the Terry Rangers

Description: This book gives a description of the Civil War from the point of view of the Terry Rangers (8th Texas Cavalry Regiment). It is written in first-person, describing specific incidences, including the Woodsonville Skirmish, the Battle of Shiloh, the Battle of Bentonville, as well as other events and anecdotes. Index starts on page 77.
Date: 1919
Creator: Blackburn, J. K. P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries

[First Cavalry Drilling]

Description: Photograph of U.S. cavalry drilling. The group of soldiers is part of the United States First Cavalry Army Division. The 8th man in the formation is holding the Unit’s flag. The flag in this image contains the number 1 on the top part of the flag and the letter E on the lower part of the flag which would make this group of men part of Company E. This postcard is post marked September 11, 1918, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and was mailed to J.R. Teague of Framingham, Massachusetts, 114 Hollis Av… more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Military Men With Chico Cano]

Description: Photograph two military men with Chico Cano and two of Cano's men in Candelaria, Texas. From left to right, the men are Major John Arthur Considine of the 8th Cavalry; Chico Cano, a Mexican bandit at the time associated with Pancho Villa; Captain L. H. Matlack of the 8th Cavalry; and two of Cano's men.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Soldiers Unloading Horses]

Description: Photograph of soldiers unloading their horses in Columbus, New Mexico. The troops are part of the 8th Cavalry regiment sent from Fort Bliss, Texas to Columbus after the Mexican rebel raids.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Company G, 18th Texas Cavalry, CSA]

Description: Group portrait of the men who served in Company G, 18th Texas Cavalry, CSA. Included are: Captain R. H. Hopkins, Lt. W. B. Brown, Private John Martin, Private W. O. Medlin, Private C. A. Williams, Private Boone Daugherty, Private Spencer Graham.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Sketch Showing Patrol of Troop A, 5th Cavalry]

Description: Photograph of a hand-drawn map. A note written on the map says, "Sketch showing approximate relative positions of points covered by Patrol of 10 men of Troop A, 5th Cavalry, August 20-22, 1919." The map shows the Texas border with Mexico. On the Texas side is Presidio County, including border towns Candelaria, Ruidosa and San Jose.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of 92nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron Memorial Stone]

Description: Photograph of the 92nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron Memorial stone, taken at the 12th Armored Division Association Dedication at Armor Unit Memorial Park in Fort Knox, Kentucky. Text on the plaque says "Dedicated to the men of the 92nd Cavalry who fought bravely to uphold the democratic principles of our country and to those men who made the ultimate sacrifice. 43 KIA, 131 WIA, 2 MIA."
Date: August 27, 1987
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

Plow-Horse Cavalry

Description: Book discussing the Civil War as experienced by the Thirty-Fourth Texas Cavalry, in particular the soldiers from Caney Creek, Texas.
Date: 1974
Creator: Weddle, Robert S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Fannin County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with John Waldrip, October 18, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Waldrip. Born in Texas in 1923, he enlisted as an Aviation Cadet in May 1942. After training, he was sent to England where he was assigned to the 490th Bomb Group. He served as a crewmember on a B-17 aircraft. Other members of the crew were Charles Smelser, Neil Johnson, Leonard Kail, and Jake Jackson. He talks about ?buzz bombs?, the living conditions, and flight suits. He describes the airplane weaponry as well as the… more
Date: October 18, 2005
Creator: Waldrip, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Waldrip, October 18, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Waldrip. Born in Texas in 1923, he enlisted as an Aviation Cadet in May 1942. After training, he was sent to England where he was assigned to the 490th Bomb Group. He served as a crewmember on a B-17 aircraft. Other members of the crew were Charles Smelser, Neil Johnson, Leonard Kail, and Jake Jackson. He talks about ?buzz bombs?, the living conditions, and flight suits. He describes the airplane weaponry as well as the… more
Date: October 18, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Waldrip, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Louis Belk, April 22, 2003

Description: Interview with Louis Belk, a B-17 Waist Gunner who served with the U.S. Army Air Corps (Air Force) in World War II from San Antonio, Texas. Belk describes his time training in Texas and experiences serving in England. He also talks about what it was like returning home to the United States from the war.
Date: April 22, 2003
Duration: 53 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Heath, Amanda & Belk, Louis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: Lee College

[Buffalo Bill]

Description: Photograph of Buffalo Bill and Colonel Charles Taylor of the 8th Cavalry with two other officers. The photograph was taken at the fair grounds in EL Paso, Texas.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Rio Grande River Crossing at Candelaria, Texas]

Description: Photograph of an aerial view of the Rio Grande. There is an arrow with the word "Crossing" pointing to a point in the river. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Rio Grande River crossing at Candelaria, Texas where Captain Leonard F. Matlack, troop "K" - 8th Cavalry crossed to ransom Lieutenants H. G. Peterson and Paul H. Davis, August 20, 1919 (1 A.M.)."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Historic Marker Application: New Cavalry Barracks]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the New Cavalry Barracks, in Fort Clark Springs, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, maps, and photographs.
Date: May 19, 2009
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 29.305665 -100.419012
Partner: Texas Historical Commission
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