U.S. Cavalry Museum

Fort Riley, Kansas (USA)

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US Cavalry Museum front facade

 Bronze bust of Jeb Stewart
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The museum's art collection includes diverse media - oils, water colors, lithographs, woodcuts, and three dimensional bronzes like this bust of famous Confederate cavalryman, Jeb Stewart.
The museum, constructed in 1855, originally served as the post hospital.
Buffalo coat
Cavalary uniform of the early 1900s
Long coats of buffalo hide protected troopers against the fierce winters on the American plains.
Calvalry uniforms have evolved over the centuries since the Continental Congress authorized the first four regiments of dragoons. This uniform is from the early 1900s.
Medal of Honor
Tall billed hat of the Mexican War era
Despite repeated acts of bravery, black troopers were not awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor until the Spanish American War.
Dress uniform and hat
A stovepipe trooper's cap of the Mexican War era
Decorative Indian breastplate
This dress uniform featured a Cossack-style fur hat.
barracks shoe
Footwear, like this barracks shoe, changed dramatically over the centuries as well.
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