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U.S. Army 7th Cavalry Regiment and 82nd Field Artillery (Horse) Battalion on maneuvers in Marfa, Texas.

U.S. Army 7th Cavalry Regiment and 82nd Field Artillery (Horse) Battalion on maneuvers in Marfa, Texas. 82nd Field Artillery sets up battery of French 75 field artillery pieces to fire at "enemy" positions. Gunners adjust artillery aim towards the target. French 75s fire on targets, one after the other. Gunners reload them and fire again. Artillery and cavalry in "retreat," take new positions. Cavalry troops ride fast towards new position on a dusty "battlefield."

Location: Marfa Texas

Date: 1923, September 24

Duration: 5 min 0 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

Soldiers, of the U.S. Army 8th Cavalry Regiment, water their horses during maneuvers in Marfa, Texas.

Troops of the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division, 8th Cavalry Regiment, water their horses following maneuvers at Marfa, Texas. The horses drink water at a pond near the military exercise field. Soldiers walk along with their horses. They move towards their base at dusk.

Location: Marfa Texas

Date: 1923, September 24

Duration: 3 min 47 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

Mounted troops of the U.S. Army 7th and 8th Cavalry Regiments return to Alamito base at dusk after maneuvers in Texas.

Mounted soldiers of the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division, 7th and 8th Cavalry Regiments, including ambulance wagons, proceed toward their Base after military exercises at Marfa-Shafter-Alamito area of the Big Bend District, Texas. Cavalry moving on sandy paths in the desert.

Location: Marfa Texas

Date: 1923, September 24

Duration: 2 min 20 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

Officer's Mess of the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division during field maneuvers in Marfa, Texas

Officers of the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division gather at the Officer's Mess while on field maneuvers, in Marfa, Texas. The Mess is setup in tents and includes cloth-covered tables. Officers are seen eating at the mess.

Location: Marfa Texas

Date: 1923, September

Duration: 38 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English