Let's take this slow....
Proceed Ahead To
Checkpoint
by Security.
We drive past the Old Barracks
whose exteriors have been
preserved.
They were built in the late
1800s.
The fireplace mantle has
photos of soldiers
stationed here.
The 10th US Cavalry
marker includes a
Masonic Symbol.
gives way to Spanish
exploration & settlements.
U.S. Army troops moved through Huachuca during the Mexican American War. Arizona came under U.S. control as part of the Gadsen Purchase.
The dress uniform of
a Dragoon from the
mid 1800s
This is the saddle that
Dragoons used in the
mid 1800s.
In the early 1860s US
troops battled the Apache
after Chief Cochise
escaped from captivity.
Without a standard uniform the
Confederates wore captured
Permanent Forts were established after the Civil War to protect white settlers from the Apache. Fort Huachuca established in 1877 with canvas tents housing its troops.The uniform of a Calvary
Sergeant in the late 1800s
Black and white soldiers served in segregated units during the Civil War and after.
As I examine the uniforms I realize that the mannequins are tall for 19th-century soldiers. The uniforms are perfect. There are no moth holes, no signs of mending. These are reproductions. I checked with the docent and, I'm right.
The 10th Cavalry was dispatched,
under the command of General
hunt down Villa & his men.
The hunt ended on February 7, 1917. Although Villa and his men were not taken into custody, troops on the expedition were well trained during the campaign.
Buffalo Soldiers went to Europe
& fought in World War I.
Black women enlisted in the
Army to fill the increasing
need for Nurses & other
noncombatant positions.
The 32nd and 33rd Women's Auxilary Corps (WAAC) was stationed here.
President Harry S. Truman desegregated the Armed Services on July 26, 1948. The current missions at Fort Huachuca are Army Intelligence, Army Network Technology, and 9th Army Signal Corps.
A shot of Eric & me at the
statue honoring the Cavalry
& Apache Scouts
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