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9th Cavalry, Troop D; Captain Francis S. Dodge;
Citation: Captain Dodge with a force of 40 soldiers rode all night to the relief of a command that had been defeated and was besieged by an overwhelming force of Indians. They reached the field by daylight and joined in the action and fought for 3 days near White River Agency, Colorado in 1879.

9th Cavalry, Sgt. Henry Johnson; 
Citation: Indian Campaigns at Milk Creek. Sergeant Johnson voluntary left the fortified shelter and under heavy fire at close range made the rounds of the pits to instruct the guards; fought his to the creek and back to bring water to the wounded.

10th Cavalry, Company H; Captain Louis H. Carpenter;
Citation: Indian campaigns in Kansas and Colorado. Captain Carpenter was gallant and meritorious throughout the campaign of October and in the forced march on September 23-25 to the relief of Forsyth's scouts, who were known to be in danger of annihilation by a larger superior force of Indians.

On September 15, 1868, Company I, 10th Cavalry, were attacked by about 100 Cheyenne Dog Soldiers (near the town of Aroya, Colorado. The resulting battle ended at night fall with 7 soldiers wounded, 18 horses killed/missing, and 11 Cheyenne killed and 14 wounded.

This army post was founded in 1867 and was a vital link in the early settlement of Colorado. The 10th Cavalry was stationed here and conducted campaigns against various tribes in the region.

Built in the San Luis Valley of the Territory of New Mexico in 1858. Fort Garland was home to the 9th Cavalry from 1876-1879. Several structures of the original Fort have been rebuilt. Cathay Williams, the first African American female to enlist in the US Army (1866-1868: Company A, 38th Infantry) has roots in Pueblo and Trinidad, Colorado.

Located in the town of Beecher Island on the Kansas border, this battle pitted members of various tribes against a US military-led scout force. Company H, 10th Cavalry came to their rescue after the September 17-19, 1868 conflict.

October of 1879 Company D, 9th Cavalry came to the aid of the soldiers under attack by Utes near present day Meeker, Colorado. After establishing a camp near Kremmling and scouting around Steamboat Springs, the soldiers rode through the night and held on until the Utes were turned back.