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'''1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment (1855-1861)''' - The 1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment was established by Congress in March 1855. The Regiment (along with the Second Cavalry also established in 1855) were, called the "Jeff Davis Regiments" as they were the brainchild of Secretary of War [[Jefferson Davis]]. The 1st U.S. Cavalry was organized and trained at [[Fort Leavenworth]] and the [[2nd U.S. Cavalry]] was organized at [[Jefferson Barracks]] and deployed to the Texas frontier.
In 1861, the 1st U.S. Cavalry  was redesignated the [[4th U.S. Cavalry]] with the [[1st U.S. Dragoons] redesignated the 1st U.S. Cavalry; [[2nd U.S Dragoons]] redesignated the [[2nd U.S. Cavalry]]; [[Regiment of Mounted Rifles]] redesignated the [[3rd U.S. Cavalry]]; and the [[2nd U.S. Cavalry]] redsignated the [[5th U.S. Cavalry.
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'''1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment (1855)''' - The First United States Cavalry Regiment was established by Congress in March 1855. The Regiment (along with the Second Cavalry also established in 1855) were, called the "Jeff Davis Regiments" as they were the brainchild of Secretary of War [[Jefferson Davis]]. The First Cavalry was organized and trained at [[:Category:Fort Leavenworth|Fort Leavenworth]] and the Second was organized at Jefferson Barracks and deployed to the Texas frontier. Later, near the beginning of the Civil War (1861), the First Cavalry Regiment would be redesignated the Fourth United States Cavalry Regiment with the First Dragoons redesignated the First Cavalry; Second Dragoons redesignated the Second Cavalry; Regiment of Mounted Rifles redesignated the Third Cavalry; and the Second Cavalry redsignated the Fifth Cavalry.

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1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment (1855-1861) - The 1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment was established by Congress in March 1855. The Regiment (along with the Second Cavalry also established in 1855) were, called the "Jeff Davis Regiments" as they were the brainchild of Secretary of War Jefferson Davis. The 1st U.S. Cavalry was organized and trained at Fort Leavenworth and the 2nd U.S. Cavalry was organized at Jefferson Barracks and deployed to the Texas frontier.

In 1861, the 1st U.S. Cavalry was redesignated the 4th U.S. Cavalry with the [[1st U.S. Dragoons] redesignated the 1st U.S. Cavalry; 2nd U.S Dragoons redesignated the 2nd U.S. Cavalry; Regiment of Mounted Rifles redesignated the 3rd U.S. Cavalry; and the 2nd U.S. Cavalry redsignated the [[5th U.S. Cavalry.