Fort Robinson Cavalry pictures, September 25, 2009

[Soapweed]

 

[per]

Thanks Soap. Do you know the difference between the uniforms?

 

[Soapweed]

Thanks Soap. Do you know the difference between the uniforms?

Unfortunately, no, I don't.

We did have an old neighbor, Jim Gray, who used to break horses at Fort Robinson back in the heydays of the 1940's. He was an enlisted man, but the exceptional horse breakers at the Fort had a little clout and pizzazz over the lesser quality army riders. He said they had to wear regular Army shirts and jackets with their names on it, and the same "Yogi Bear" hats that the others wore. From the waist down they were allowed to wear Levi's, chaps, whatever kind of cowboy boots they wanted, and their own preferred type of spurs.

 

[Yanuck]

Thanks Soapweed

 

[talldog]

Too many Blue Coats---Not enough Greys !!

 

[the_jersey_lilly_2000]

Cool pictures.

LOL the one's wearin dark blue "union" color shirts, and gray "confederate" lookin pants, look like they coulda been for either side.

I honestly can't say about the uniforms either. Even tho Mr Lilly is a member of The Son's of Confederate Veterans. His uniform is all gray with the yellow piping and leg stripes.

Are those reenactors from the Civil war era? Or just Calvary durin the Indian wars?

 

[Anonymous]

The only Confederate uniform I saw is the fella mounted in the gray uniform....The tan uniforms are turn of the century "San Juan Hill" era cavalry uniforms ...

 

[bverellen]

Too many Blue Coats---Not enough Greys !!

C'mon now, it was a plenty fair fight. Notice how they had to muster a whole company of them Blue Shirts for just one old grey Confederate?

And in the end, them Union boys took their horses and headed for home!!! :wink:


As always, thankyou for sharing so much with us, Soap.

bart.

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[Big Muddy rancher]

I still think you should have took your mule and showed em how it's done.

 

[joaker]

that fort Robinson area was some of the prettiest country I drove through this summer. If I could convince my wife to move there I would. Maybe she would send me a "support" check once a month?

 

[talldog]

Long live the Confedercy !!!!

 

[MsSage]

THANKS for the pics.
I love the one with the 4 riding past the church or courthouse.
I bet you had a great time. Thanks for giving me another thing to google this morning LOL oh well thats what a day off is for

Great shots as always.......waiting on a calender

 

[katrina]

Awesome Soap....

 

[susannauvoo]

Im a new member. The reason I joined, my son is competing in the National Cavalry Comp. This is the only spot I have found pictures. Is there another web site I can find more pictures for this event? He is with 1st Cav from Fort Hood, TX Does anyone know the results of the competion?

 

[the_jersey_lilly_2000]

Here's the website....but as of right now they don't have the results posted yet.

http://www.uscavalry.org/start.html

 

[hypocritexposer]

timely.

I watched "Dances with Wolves" last night, for about the 15th time.

Was Fort Robinson not the fort they mentioned at the end? Where the Sioux Indians surrendered?