Army and Navy Review 1915 Panama-California Edition - Balboa Park

At the end of the year Companies C, F, G and K, were at Leavenworth;
A at Fort Scott; B at Fort Atkinson; D at Camp BoBone, near Beatties
Prairie; E and H in camp near Evansville, A rk.; and I at Fort Des Moines.
The Headquarters of the regiment were at St. Louis, where they remained
until April 28, 1846, when they were returned to Fort Leavenwox’th.
Colonel Kearny was promoted brigadier general June 30, 1846, and
was succeeded by Colonel Mason. Major Wharton was promoted vice
Lieutenant Colonel Mason, and Captain Trenor vice Wharton.
From the year 1847 when regimental headquarters were still at Leavenworth
until 1906 when the regiment left the department of Texas for
temporary duty at San Francisco, California, the First Cavalry participated
in the following battles and skirmishes: Mexican War fourteen;
Civil War, one hundred twelve; Indian engagement one hundred seventythree;
Spanish-American War three; Insurrection in Philippines Islands,
thirty-one. Then the regiment except Troop “K” marched to Austin,
Texas, and in July 1906 participated in the exercises at the camp of instructions,
near that place, returning in September, 1906 to its proper
station.
RECORD OF EVENTS 1914
On January 1, 1914, the station of the troops of the regiment was as
follows: Headquarters and Band, 1st and 3rd Squadrons at the Presidio of
Monterey, California; 2nd Squadron and Machine Gun Platoon at Fort
Yellowstone, Wyoming.
Troop M left its station April 18th for duty in the Yosemite National
Park; marched to Wawona, California, and was ordered to return to its
proper station. The troop rejoined post on May 8th having marched 450
miles.
Troop D left post on April 20th and Troop L on April 24th, by rail for
duty on the Mexican border, taking station at Calexico, California, on
April 21st and 25th, respectively.
The machine Gun Platoon left Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming, on April
30th for duty at Calexico, joining that place on May 8th.
Troop B was on duty at the Camp of Instruction, Paciac Grove, California,
June 20th to July 26th.
The 2nd Squadron left Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming, on July 3rd, and
arrived and took station at the Presidio of Monterey, July 9th.
Troops A, B, K and M left the Presidio of Monterey, California, on
August 1st, for duty on the Mexican border, and embarked on the Transport
Buford same date. Arrived at San Diego, California, August 3rd.
Troops A, B, K left that place on August 5th and took station the same
date at San Ysidro, California.
Troop M left San Diego, August 5th and marched to Tecate. California,
arriving August 6th.
On August 27th, Troops A and K left San Ysidi'o, marching to Calexico
to exchange stations with Troops D and L. Arrived at Calexico,
September 3rd; distance marched 123 miles. On September 4th, Troops
D and L left Calexico for San Ysidi'o, arriving on September 9th.
The Machine Gun Platoon was relieved from duty at Calexico, California,
September 5th, and proceeded by rail to Presidio of Monterey,
California, arriving September 6th.
Troop I left post October 4th, by marching, for temporary duty at
Presidio of San Francisco, furnishing mounts and orderlies for the annual
test ride, and rejoined its proper station on October 29th; distance marched
291 miles.