United States Army Cavalry School
The United States Army Cavalry School was part of a series of training programs and centers for its horse mounted troops or cavalry branch.
History
In 1838, a Cavalry School of Practice was established at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, which in time also became the Army's recruiting center for new mounted recruits. Commanded by Edwin Vose Sumner, the program was started from scratch.
The close association between field artillery and mounted units began with the location of the Army's light artillery, also in Carlisle, in 1839. Captain
Beginning in the 1880s, the U.S. Army reestablished schools to provide intensive training in military specialties. The first of these was the School of Application for Infantry and Cavalry, founded at
In 1887, the U.S. Congress appropriated $200,000 for a school at
With the closure of the cavalry school, a new educational function continued on 1 November 1946 at Fort Riley with the Ground General School, training newly commissioned officers in basic military subjects. After 1950, it continued as the Army General School until May 1955, when Fort Riley's education and training mission ended as it became the headquarters for the U.S. 1st Infantry Division.
U.S. Cavalry Museum
In 1957, Building 205, the former home of the Cavalry School became the U.S. Cavalry Museum, telling the story of this branch of service from the American Revolution to the 1950s.
See also
- U.S. Army Remount Service
- United States Army Infantry School
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-275-99219-4.
- U.S. Army Office of the Chief of Military History. p. 22. Retrieved 22 October 2007.