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History : Constituted 3 March 1855 as 2nd Cavalry. Organized 28 May 1855 at Louisville, KY. | History : Constituted 3 March 1855 as 2nd Cavalry. Organized 28 May 1855 at Louisville, KY. Redesignated 3 August 1861 as 5th Cavalry. Dismounted in February 1943. | ||
Redesignated 3 August 1861 as 5th Cavalry. Dismounted in February 1943. | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}dui.jpg|center|350px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia) | |||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Field is Cavalry Yellow. The Cross Moline symbolizes the Charge at Gaines Mills in 1862, which saved the Union's Artillery. | The Field is Cavalry Yellow. The Cross Moline symbolizes the Charge at Gaines Mills in 1862, which saved the Union's Artillery. The Chief represent the Puerto Rican Expedition in 1898, The Island was originaly named San Juan after the Knights of St John. The Indian Campaigns of the Regiment is symbolized by the Crest. | ||
The Chief represent the Puerto Rican Expedition in 1898, The Island was originaly named San Juan after the Knights of St John. | |||
The Indian Campaigns of the Regiment is symbolized by the Crest. | |||
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