The old Dragoons, now cavalry, tried hard to keep their orange but, by 1862, time and
uniforms had passed and they had to succumb to the (yellow) times. Probably, the same
with the new Third Cavalry and their green trim. Old traditions died hard. Finally, the
army, in the late 1940's and 1950's destroyed regiments (i.e., the 7th Cavalry of today
has no true relation to the unit formed in 1866. What my wish is, is that the Oklahoma
AG will request that the battle honors of the Indian Brigade, be transferred from the
Kansas National Guard, to our state. After all, these three regiments were federally
raised, with some Kansas officers, along with native American officers. This would
extend the history of Oklahoma citizen warriors back to 1862-1863.