the 1868 winter campaign of the 5th cavalry
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The 1868 Winter Campaign of the 5th Cavalry
© Peter Faris, 2008
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In a rock shelter in Soldier Canyon, near the confluence with Freezeout Canyon in Baca County, Colorado, is found this inscription.
J. O’HareCo. I, 5th Cav.
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5th Cavalry, 1840s – 1860s
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U. S. Cavalry Troopers, 1867
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Old Fort Lyons
On December 2, 1868, the 5th Cavalry left Fort Lyons, Colorado, and rode south as the Northern prong of General Sheridan’ s winter campaign against the southern Plains tribes.
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Major Eugene A. Carr, commanding the 5th Cavalry.
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The chief scout for the 5th Cavalry in this campaign was William F. (Buffalo Bill) Cody.
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Another of the scouts assisting on this campaign was William Butler “Wild Bill” Hickock who scouted for Capt. William Penrose’s column.
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Southern PlainsWar of 1868-9
Gen. Phil Sheridan
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The eventual destination of the 5th Cavalry was Camp Supply, in what is
now Woodward County, OK.
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Fort Supply, OK, cemetery. July 2006.
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December 5, 1868 – a blizzard struck the 5th Cavalry in Soldier and Freezeout Canyons, Baca County, Colo.
Illustration from Buffalo Bill’s autobiography.
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Cavalry Troops on the march during a blizzard on the plains.
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In a rock shelter in Soldier Canyon, near the confluence with Freezeout Canyon, is found this inscription - J. O’Hare Co. I, 5th Cav.
A member of the expedition, he apparently carved this while they were waiting out the blizzard, not knowing if they would live or die there.
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In February, 2010, Pamela Rasfeld sent to me the image of the military enlistment register above, which shows that “John O'Hare appears about a dozen lines down. He enlisted in Detroit and if you scan across you'll see that he served in CO. I, 5th Cavalry.”
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J. O’HareCo. I, 5th Cav.