108th Cavalry Regiment (United States)

The 108th Cavalry Regiment is a Regiment of the Georgia Army National Guard

Georgia Army National Guard

The Georgia Army National Guard is the Army National Guard component of the Georgia National Guard, administratively part of the Georgia Department of Defense. It consists of more than 11,100 Citizen-Soldiers training in more than 79 hometown armories and regional facilities across the state...

and the Louisiana Army National Guard

Louisiana Army National Guard

The Louisiana Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard. The Constitution of the United States specifically charges the National Guard with dual federal and state missions. In fact, the National Guard is the only United States military force...

respectively

Lineage

The 108th Cavalry was constituted June 1, 1921, assigned to the 23rd Cavalry Division

23rd Cavalry Division (United States)

The National Guard's 23rd Cavalry Division was created from the perceived need for additional cavalry units. It numbered in succession of the Regular Army Divisions, which were not all active at its creation...

, allotted to the National Guard

Army National Guard

Established under Title 10 and Title 32 of the U.S. Code, the Army National Guard is part of the National Guard and is divided up into subordinate units stationed in each of the 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia operating under their respective governors...

of the States

U.S. state

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of Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

and Louisiana

Louisiana

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, and organized from new and existing units as follows:

Headquarters (subsequently Headquarters and Headquarters Troop), organized at New Orleans and federally recognized November 10, 1923.
Service Troop organized at New Orleans and federally recognized August 3, 1924

Headquarters, 1st Squadron (originally organized December 2, 1907 as Headquarters, 2d Squadron, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

Cavalry
Cavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
- Mustered into Federal service July 16, 1916 for Mexican border service
  Pancho Villa Expedition
  The Pancho Villa Expedition—officially known in the United States as the Mexican Expedition and sometimes colloquially referred to as the Punitive Expedition—was a military operation conducted by the United States Army against the paramilitary forces of Mexican insurgent Francisco "Pancho" Villa...
  
  and stationed at El Paso
  Fort Bliss
  Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in the U.S. states of New Mexico and Texas. With an area of about , it is the Army's second-largest installation behind the adjacent White Sands Missile Range. It is FORSCOM's largest installation, and has the Army's largest Maneuver Area behind the...
  
  , Texas
  Texas
  Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
- Consolidated with 106th Train Headquarters
  Military logistics
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  and Military Police
  Military police
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  , 31st Division, October 23, 1917
- demobilized
  Demobilization
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  January 14, 1919 at Camp Gordon, Georgia
  Georgia (U.S. state)
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- Reorganized at Atlanta
  Atlanta, Georgia
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  and federally recognized March 6, 1922

Troop A, 1st Separate Squadron, Georgia Cavalry at Savannah
Savannah, Georgia
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- Organized October 1, 1785) as Georgia Hussars
- Mustered into Confederate States Army
  Confederate States Army
  The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
  
  in 1861 as Company E, 6th Virginia Cavalry
- Transferred to Jeff Davis Legion in December 1861 as Company F
  Company (military unit)
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  and served in the Cavalry Corps
  Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
  The Cavalry Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia was the only organized cavalry corps in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Prior to the establishment of a formal corps, cavalry organization in the Confederacy consisted mostly of partisan ranger units and some battalions, a few...
  
  , Army of Northern Virginia
  Army of Northern Virginia
  The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, as well as the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac...
- Surrendered April 26, 1865 with Johnston’s command
  Army of Tennessee
  The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating in most of the significant battles in the Western Theater...
  
  at Greensboro, North Carolina
  North Carolina
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- Reorganized May 6, 1872 as Georgia Hussars
- Redesignated November 11, 1889 as Troop A, 1st Georgia Cavalry
- Redesignated December 2, 1907 as Troop A, 1st Squadron, Georgia Cavalry
- Redesignated September 19, 1910 as Troop A, 2d Squadron, Georgia Cavalry
- Redesignated September 23, 1910 as Troop A, Georgia Cavalry, unassigned
- Attached to 2d Squadron, Georgia Cavalry, March 12, 1912
- Mustered into Federal service July 16, 1916 and stationed at El Paso
  El Paso
  El Paso, a city in the U.S. state of Texas, on the border with Mexico.El Paso may also refer to:-Geography:Colombia:* El Paso, CesarSpain:*El Paso, Santa Cruz de TenerifeUnited States:...
  
  , Texas
  Texas
  Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
- Redesignated September 25, 1917 as Headquarters Troop, 31st Division; demobilized January 14, 1919 at Camp Gordon
  Fort Gordon
  Fort Gordon, formerly known as Camp Gordon, is a United States Army installation established in 1917. It is the current home of the United States Army Signal Corps and Signal Center and was once the home of "The Provost Marshal General School" . The fort is located in Richmond, Jefferson, McDuffie,...
  
  , Georgia
  Georgia (U.S. state)
  Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
- Reorganized and Federally recognized September 13, 1920 as Troop A, 1st Separate Squadron, Georgia Cavalry
- Redesignated Troop A, November 2, 1921

Troop B, 1st Separate Squadron, Georgia Cavalry at Hinesville organized September 12, 1788 as Liberty Independent Troop
- Mustered into Confederate States Army January 20, 1863 as Troop G, 5th Georgia Cavalry
  5th Georgia Cavalry
  The 5th Georgia Cavalry was a cavalry regiment in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It was composed of enlistees from the state of Georgia and served entirely in the Western Theater.-History:...
  
  , Wheeler’s Corps
  First Corps, Army of Tennessee
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  , Army of Tennessee
  Army of Tennessee
  The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating in most of the significant battles in the Western Theater...
  
  and disbanded April 10, 1865
- Reorganized July 13, 1872 as Liberty Independent Troop
- Redesignated November 11, 1889 as Troop B, 1st Battalion, Georgia Cavalry
  1st Battalion, Georgia Cavalry
  1st Battalion, Georgia Cavalry was a battalion of cavalry that served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.It was first organized with five companies during the late fall of 1861, composed of men who had enlisted for 6 months' service...
- Redesignated December 2, 1907 as Troop B, Troop B, 1st Squadron, Georgia Cavalry
- Redesignated September 19, 1910 as Troop B, 2d Squadron, Georgia Cavalry
- Mustered into Federal service July 16, 1916 for Mexican border duty
  Pancho Villa Expedition
  The Pancho Villa Expedition—officially known in the United States as the Mexican Expedition and sometimes colloquially referred to as the Punitive Expedition—was a military operation conducted by the United States Army against the paramilitary forces of Mexican insurgent Francisco "Pancho" Villa...
  
  and stationed at El Paso
  Fort Bliss
  Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in the U.S. states of New Mexico and Texas. With an area of about , it is the Army's second-largest installation behind the adjacent White Sands Missile Range. It is FORSCOM's largest installation, and has the Army's largest Maneuver Area behind the...
  
  , Texas
  Texas
  Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
- Redesignated October 20, 1917 as Wire Company, 106th Field Signal
  United States Army Signal Corps
  The United States Army Signal Corps develops, tests, provides, and manages communications and information systems support for the command and control of combined arms forces. It was established in 1860, the brainchild of United States Army Major Albert J. Myer, and has had an important role from...
  
  Battalion, 31st Division
- Demobilized May 10, 1919 at Camp Gordon
  Fort Gordon
  Fort Gordon, formerly known as Camp Gordon, is a United States Army installation established in 1917. It is the current home of the United States Army Signal Corps and Signal Center and was once the home of "The Provost Marshal General School" . The fort is located in Richmond, Jefferson, McDuffie,...
  
  , Georgia
  Georgia (U.S. state)
  Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
- Reorganized and federally recognized September 17, 1920 as Troop B, 1st Separate Squadron
- Redesignated Troop B, November 2, 1921

106th Field Signal

United States Army Signal Corps

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Battalion, Major

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C.W. Saso, commanding

Commanding officer

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, Camp Wheeler, Ga.

Georgia (U.S. state)

, February 9, 1918

Troop C, 1st Separate Squadron, Georgia Cavalry at Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
- organized March 31, 1883 as Governor’s Horse Guard
- redesignated 25 January 1890 as Troop B, 1st Battalion, Georgia Cavalry
- redesignated 3 October 1899 as Troop L, 1st Georgia Cavalry
- redesignated Troop L, 2d Squadron, Georgia Cavalry, 3 December 1907
- mustered Into Federal service 16 July 1916 and stationed at El Paso
- redesignated 20 October 1917 as 106th Train Headquarters and Military Police, 31st Division
- demobilized 14 January 1919 at Camp Gordon, Georgia
  Georgia (U.S. state)
  Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
- reorganized and Federally recognized 31 May 1921 as Troop C, 1st Separate Squadron, Georgia Cavalry)
- redesignated Troop C, 2 November 1921

Headquarters, 1st Squadron, 108th Cavalry at Jennings Louisiana
- organized and Federally recognized 4 May 1922)
- redesignated Headquarters, 2d Squadron, 21 June 1922 Troop A, 108th Cavalry at Bogalusa, Louisiana
- organized 22 January 1913 as Company G, 1st Regiment, Louisiana Infantry
- mustered into Federal service 25 June 1916 at Camp Stafford, Louisiana, for Mexican border duty
- mustered out 25 September 1916 at Camp Stafford
- mustered into Federal service 10 April 1917 at Camp Nicholls, Louisiana
- broken up 29 October 1917 and personnel assigned to Companies E, F, G and H, 154th Infantry and Company D, 1 14th Engineers, 39th Division
- demobilized 23 January 1919 at Camp Beauregard
  Camp Beauregard
  For the American Civil War site, see Camp Beauregard Memorial in Water Valley.Camp Beauregard is a U.S. Army installation located northeast of Pineville, Louisiana, primarily in Rapides Parish, but also extending northward into Grant Parish. It is currently operated by the Louisiana National Guard...
  
  , Louisiana
- reorganized and Federally recognized 27 November 1920 as Troop A, Louisiana Cavalry
- redesignated 24 April 1922 as Troop A, 108th Cavalry)
- redesignated Troop E, 108th Cavalry, 21 June 1922.

Troop B, 108th Cavalry at Jennings, Louisiana
- organized 25 November 1902 as 3d Troop, Louisiana Cavalry and attached to 1st Battalion, Louisiana Infantry
- assigned to 1st Squadron, Louisiana Cavalry 6 December 1904
- redesignated 25 April 1908 as Troop B, 1st Squadron, Louisiana Cavalry
- redesignated 31 December 1914 as 2d Separate Troop, Louisiana Cavalry
- mustered into Federal service 28 June 1916 at Camp Stafford for Mexican border duty and stationed at Donna, Texas
- redesignated 1st Separate Troop, Louisiana Cavalry, 6 July 1916, mustered out 6 October 1916 at Camp Stafford
- Mustered into Federal service 1 April 1917 at Camp Nicholls
- Redesignated Headquarters Troop, 42d Division in August 1917
- demobilized 10 May 1919 at Camp Dix, New Jersey
- reorganized and Federally recognized 2 August 1921 as Troop B, 1st Louisiana Cavalry
- redesignated 24 April 1922 as Troop B 108th Cavalry), redesignated Troop F, 10 August 1922

Troop C, 108th Cavalry at Franklinton, Louisiana
Franklinton, Louisiana
Franklinton is a town in and the parish seat of Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,657 at the 2000 census. It is an average of above sea level....

(organized and federally recognized 17 December 1921), redesignated Troop G, 21 June 1922. Reorganized 15 March 1929 as a three-squadron regiment with elements at locations as follows:
- Regimental Headquarters reorganized at Hinesville, Georgia
  Georgia (U.S. state)
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  .
  - 1st Squadron reorganized with Headquarters and Troop B at Hinesville and Troop A at Savannah
    Savannah, Georgia
    Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
    
    , Georgia
    Georgia (U.S. state)
    Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
    
    .
  - 2d Squadron reorganized with Headquarters and Troop E at Bogalusa and Troop F at Franklinton, Louisiana.
  - 3d Squadron organized and Federally recognized 15 March 1929 with Headquarters and Troop I at New Orleans and Troop K at Jennings, Louisiana.
- Relieved from the 23rd Cavalry Division (United States)
  23rd Cavalry Division (United States)
  The National Guard's 23rd Cavalry Division was created from the perceived need for additional cavalry units. It numbered in succession of the Regular Army Divisions, which were not all active at its creation...
  
  and broken up in October 1940 with elements consolidated, converted and redesignated as follows:
  - Headquarters Troop at New Orleans redesignated 6 October 1940 as Headquarters Battery, 105th Separate Battalion, Coast Artillery Antiaircraft).
  - Machine Gun Troop at Atlanta
    Atlanta, Georgia
    Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
    
    redesignated 12 October 1940 as Battery C, 101st Separate Battalion, Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft).
  - Headquarters, First Squadron at Hinesville redesignated 12 October 1940 as Headquarters, 101st Separate Battalion, Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft).
  - Troop A at Savannah
    Savannah, Georgia
    Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
    
    redesignated 12 October 1940 as Battery A, 101st Separate Battalion, Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft).
  - Troop B at Hinesville redesignated 12 October 1940 as Battery B, 101st Separate Battalion, Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft).
  - Headquarters, 2d Squadron at New Orleans consolidated with Headquarters, 23d Cavalry Division (organized and federally recognized 18 October 1939) and Headquarters, 55th Cavalry Brigade (organized and Federally recognized 20 May 1936), reorganized and redesignated 6 October 1940 as Headquarters, 105th Separate Battalion, Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft).
  - Troop E at Bogalusa redesignated 6 October 1940 as Battery C, 105th Separate Battalion, Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft).
  - Troop F at Franklinton redesignated 6 October 1940 as Battery D, 105th Separate Battalion, Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft).
  - Headquarters, 3d Squadron at New Orleans consolidated 6 October 1940 with Headquarters, 105th Separate Battalion, Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft).
  - Troop I at New Orleans redesignated 6 October 1940 as Battery A, 105th Separate Battalion, Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft).
  - Troop K at Jennings redesignated 6 October 1940 as Antitank Company, 156th Infantry Medical Department Detachment at New Orleans reorganized 12 October 1940 to form Medical Department Detachments, 101st and 105th Separate Battalions, Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft).

2d Squadron (RSTA), 108th Cavalry Regiment (LA ARNG) was mobilized on 05 January 2010 for deployment as part of the 256th IBCT.

Coat of arms

The 108th Cavalry Regiment has its own Coat of Arms approved by the United States Army Institute of Heraldry

United States Army Institute of Heraldry

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on July 3, 1934, composed of the following:

Shield: Consists of a Shield composed of a yellow a gules
Gules
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(for the Cavalry), red saltire
Saltire
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(denoting Confederate Service), a three color (red, yellow, blue) rainbow
Rainbow
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at the honour point (for service with the 42nd Infantry Division during World War II
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), a prickly pear cactus
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at the charge
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(for Mexican border service
Pancho Villa Expedition
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), and an Indian's Head
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in profile with one feather in a top-knot (for Indian Wars
Indian Wars
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).

Crest
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: The regiments and separate battalions of the Georgia
Georgia Army National Guard
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and Louisiana National Guard
Louisiana Army National Guard
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are placed from dexter to sinister
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in the order in which the states were admitted to the Union:
- Georgia
  Georgia (U.S. state)
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  : A boar’s head on a wreath
  Torse
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  of the colors,with an oak
  Southern live oak
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  branch
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  vert
  Vert
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  fructed in its mouth
  Mouth
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- Louisiana
  Louisiana
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  : A pelican in her piety affronte with three young in its nest
  Bird nest
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  on a wreath
  Torse
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  of the colors ], argent
  Argent
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  armed and vulned proper

Distinctive Unit Insignia: The Distinctive Unit Insignia is a combination of the Shield and the motto of the Coat of Arms.

Campaign streamers

Civil War
American Civil War
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(Confederate service
Confederate States Army
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)
- Peninsula Campaign
  Peninsula Campaign
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- Fredericksburg
  Battle of Fredericksburg
  The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside...
- Gettysburg Campaign
  Gettysburg Campaign
  The Gettysburg Campaign was a series of battles fought in June and July 1863, during the American Civil War. After his victory in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia moved north for offensive operations in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The...
- Battle of Culpeper Court House
  Battle of Culpeper Court House
  The Battle of Culpeper Court House was an American Civil War skirmish fought September 13, 1863, near Culpeper, Virginia, between the cavalry of the Union Army of the Potomac and that of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia...
- Overland Campaign
  Overland Campaign
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- Valley Campaigns of 1864
  Valley Campaigns of 1864
  The Valley Campaigns of 1864 were American Civil War operations and battles that took place in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia from May to October 1864. Military historians divide this period into three separate campaigns, but it is useful to consider the three together and how they...
- Appomattox Campaign
  Appomattox Campaign
  The Appomattox Campaign was a series of battles fought March 29 – April 9, 1865, in Virginia that culminated in the surrender of Confederate General Robert E...
- Atlanta Campaign
  Atlanta Campaign
  The Atlanta Campaign was a series of battles fought in the Western Theater of the American Civil War throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the summer of 1864. Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman invaded Georgia from the vicinity of Chattanooga, Tennessee, beginning in May...
- Carolinas 1865
  Carolinas Campaign
  The Carolinas Campaign was the final campaign in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. In January 1865, Union Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman advanced north from Savannah, Georgia, through the Carolinas, with the intention of linking up with Union forces in Virginia. The defeat of ...
World War I
World War I
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World War II
World War II
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- Operation Torch
  Operation Torch
  Operation Torch was the British-American invasion of French North Africa in World War II during the North African Campaign, started on 8 November 1942....
- Tunisia Campaign
  Tunisia Campaign
  The Tunisia Campaign was a series of battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African Campaign of the Second World War, between Axis and Allied forces. The Allies consisted of British Imperial Forces, including Polish and Greek contingents, with American and French corps...
- Operation Husky
  Allied invasion of Sicily
  The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major World War II campaign, in which the Allies took Sicily from the Axis . It was a large scale amphibious and airborne operation, followed by six weeks of land combat. It launched the Italian Campaign.Husky began on the night of...
- Operation Avalanche
  Allied invasion of Italy
  The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied landing on mainland Italy on September 3, 1943, by General Harold Alexander's 15th Army Group during the Second World War. The operation followed the successful invasion of Sicily during the Italian Campaign...
- North Apennines
  Gothic Line
  The Gothic Line formed Field Marshal Albert Kesselring's last major line of defence in the final stages of World War II along the summits of the Apennines during the fighting retreat of German forces in Italy against the Allied Armies in Italy commanded by General Sir Harold Alexander.Adolf Hitler...
- Operation Overlord
  Operation Overlord
  Operation Overlord was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the operation that launched the invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II by Allied forces. The operation commenced on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings...
- Battle of Hurtgen Forest
  Battle of Hurtgen Forest
  The Battle of Hürtgen Forest is the name given to the series of fierce battles fought between U.S. and German forces during World War II in the Hürtgen Forest, which became the longest battle on German ground during World War II, and the longest single battle the U.S. Army has ever fought...
- Ardennes-Alsace
  Battle of the Bulge
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- Central European Campaign/Austria

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The 1st Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment is the reconnaissance and surveillance element element of the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)
The 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is a modular infantry brigade of the Georgia Army National Guard.One of the oldest units in US Army history, the lineage of the 48th Infantry Brigade can be traced back to 1825...

, Georgia Army National Guard
Georgia Army National Guard
The Georgia Army National Guard is the Army National Guard component of the Georgia National Guard, administratively part of the Georgia Department of Defense. It consists of more than 11,100 Citizen-Soldiers training in more than 79 hometown armories and regional facilities across the state...

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The 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment is the reconnaissance and surveillance element element of the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Louisiana Army National Guard
Louisiana Army National Guard
The Louisiana Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard. The Constitution of the United States specifically charges the National Guard with dual federal and state missions. In fact, the National Guard is the only United States military force...

. (formerly the 1-156th Armor Battalion) headquartered in Shreveport with units posted in Natchitoches
Natchitoches
Natchitoches may refer to:*Natchitoches , an American Indian people*Natchitoches, Louisiana, a city*Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana...

and Coushatta
Coushatta
----The Coushatta are a historic Muskogean-speaking Native American people living primarily in the U.S. state of Louisiana. When first encountered by Europeans, they lived in the territory of present-day Georgia and Alabama...

Louisiana.

The 3rd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment is the reconnaissance and surveillance element of the 560th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
Throughout the history of warfare, soldiers have needed to know who and where the enemy is. In order to address that need in the context of the 21st century threat, the army has planned for the creation and transformation of nine units, in 2007 to the Battlefield Surveillance Brigade format...

, Georgia Army National Guard
Georgia Army National Guard
The Georgia Army National Guard is the Army National Guard component of the Georgia National Guard, administratively part of the Georgia Department of Defense. It consists of more than 11,100 Citizen-Soldiers training in more than 79 hometown armories and regional facilities across the state...

. Note: The R&S Cavalry Squadron of a battlefield surveillance brigade is organized differently than an RSTA Cavalry Squadron of a brigade combat team. 3-108th Cavalry (R&S) is currently headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Nicknamed Renegades, the squadron consists of:

Headquarters, Headquarters Troop, 3-108 CAV, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Troop A, 3-108 CAV, in Douglasville, Georgia.
Troop B, 3-108 CAV, at Clay Army National Guard Center in Marietta, Georgia.
Troop C (LRS), 3-108th CAV (formerly Co H (LRS), 121st Infantry), in Atlanta, Georgia.
165th Quartermaster Company (Light Airdrop Supply) is attached to provide parachute rigger support.

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