Cavalry in the West- Uniforms, Saddles & Firearms Museum Exhibit

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon: The Cavalry in the West
A Temporary Exhibit April 12-August 17, 2008

The U.S. Cavalry played an important role in the opening of the west in the mid 19th Century, and continued their presence long after hostilities with the Indians were over.

This exhibit highlights some of the uniforms, equipment, arms and related cavalry items in the context of the history of Utah and Fort Douglas from 1857 until the end of World War II when the mounted cavalry was officially disbanded.

This gallery is broken up into several sections, each grouping the items of a chronological period. This allows study of items as a grouping as they would have been used at the time. Where possible, information has been added about the shifting tactics of the periods as new types of weapons were used by the cavalry.

The Museum is grateful for the generous support of the collectors, historians and benefactors who helped examine and present this piece of history to the public, both in person at the time of the special exhibit, and here in a permanent "virtual gallery."

Acknowledgements:
This exhibit was made possible by the generous support from several private collectors and supporting institutions.
The Museum is most grateful to the following for their support of this special exhibit:

Hays and Lia Otoupalik- for use of many items from their world renowned collection of military artifacts, and for sharing their encyclopedic knowledge of all things military.

Fort Douglas Museum staff and volunteers who helped collect the artifacts, transport them, prepare them for exhibit, construct the display cases, and provided additional artifacts to round out the exhibit.

Other donors] for financial support making it possible to present these important artifacts to preserve some of the military history of the American West and tell its story to the public.

The Fort Douglas Museum Foundation for their continued support of this project while in the midst of a major expansion of the Museum buildings.

The Utah National Guard, and the Utah Legislature for their continued support of the Museum.

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Cavalry Exhibit Main Gallery	Barracks Life 1880s		Opening Events
1857-1863	1861-1865	1872-1887	1898-1902
1902-1910	1910-1918	1918-1940	1940-1943

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