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Camp oct (?) 10th Cavalry- | Camp oct (?) 10th Cavalry- | ||
Troop | Troop "K" - | ||
Near Fort Lyon, | Near Fort Lyon, I. T. | ||
22nd February 1869 | 22nd February 1869 | ||
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we left Fort Lyon the 11th | we left Fort Lyon the 11th | ||
of last November, and arrived here on the | of last November, and arrived here on the | ||
19th | 19th inst -. with the exception of a few horses | ||
turned over to us by the 5th Cavalry, we are | turned over to us by the 5th Cavalry, we are | ||
now literally, actually dismounted - More | now literally, actually dismounted - More | ||
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many severely, and some that must be | many severely, and some that must be | ||
discharged. It will require an entire | discharged. It will require an entire | ||
refit of horses and equipments to enable | |||
us to | us to take the field. | ||
The loss (?) of animals is due entirely | The loss (?) of animals is due entirely | ||
to Penrose (captain 3rd Infantry) | to Penrose (captain 3rd Infantry) who in spite of | ||
earnest | earnest representations amounting | ||
almost to protests, took the field without | almost to protests, took the field without | ||
a grain of forage | a grain of forage, and this, too, when he | ||
knew how | knew how reduced our horses were in | ||
strength, and that it was the only thing | strength, and that it was the only thing | ||
Latest revision as of 04:07, 18 April 2020
Camp oct (?) 10th Cavalry- Troop "K" - Near Fort Lyon, I. T. 22nd February 1869
My Dear General,
we left Fort Lyon the 11th
of last November, and arrived here on the
19th inst -. with the exception of a few horses
turned over to us by the 5th Cavalry, we are
now literally, actually dismounted - More
than fifty of this battalion are frost-bitten,
many severely, and some that must be
discharged. It will require an entire
refit of horses and equipments to enable
us to take the field.
The loss (?) of animals is due entirely
to Penrose (captain 3rd Infantry) who in spite of
earnest representations amounting
almost to protests, took the field without
a grain of forage, and this, too, when he
knew how reduced our horses were in
strength, and that it was the only thing