page_title: 8th Cavalry Regiment
hierarchical_section_title: 8th Cavalry Regiment
caption_attribution_description: The I Troop, 8th U. S. Cavalry in New Mexico, on the white horse is Captain (brevet major) James Monroe Williams. Kansas Historical Society
context_page_description: The 8th Cavalry Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army formed in 1866 during the American Indian Wars. The 8th Cavalry continued to serve under a number of designations, fighting in every other major US conflict since, except World War I, when it was not deployed to Europe because it was already engaged in the Punitive Expedition in Mexico from 1916 to 1920. It is currently a component of the 1st Cavalry Division.
context_section_description: The 8th Cavalry Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army formed in 1866 during the American Indian Wars. The 8th Cavalry continued to serve under a number of designations, fighting in every other major US conflict since, except World War I, when it was not deployed to Europe because it was already engaged in the Punitive Expedition in Mexico from 1916 to 1920. It is currently a component of the 1st Cavalry Division.
caption: 8th U. S. Cavalry in New Mexico, c1870
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