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Travel Bug Dog Tag 4/B Troop Bug

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Owner:
BLMBilbo Send Message to Owner Message this owner
Released:
Friday, March 18, 2011
Origin:
New Mexico, United States
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of momocz.

This is not collectible.

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Current Goal

Patrol the Frontier, wherever that may be. Troop B of the 4th Regiment, U.S. Cavalry operated in the area where the TB was launched (GC 2BE7D). If you lived in the 1880s, it wasn't the Custer's 7th Cav or any other unit that was more noted and recognized than the 4th Cav. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS OUT OF THE U.S. OR CANADA UNTIL AFTER THE SUMMER OF 2013.

About This Item

In 1880 the 4th Cavalry arrived in Arizona Territory, where Ranald Mackenzie was to assume full command of all military forces in the department and subdue the hostile Apaches. Within less than a month, the Apaches had surrendered or fled to Mexico, and on October 30, Mackenzie and the 4th Cavalry were transferred to the new District of New Mexico. By November 1, 1882, when W. B. Royall replaced Mackenzie as colonel, the 4th Cavalry had forced the White Mountain Apaches, Jicarilla Apaches, Navajos, and Mescaleros to remain peacefully on their respective reservations. From 1884 to 1886 the 4th Cavalry again operated against the Apaches in Arizona and helped capture Geronimo. Particularly noteworthy was B troop's pursuit of Geronimo into Northern Mexico led by Capt. Lawton and Surgeon Leonard Wood. Thus ended the regiment's participation in the Indian Wars. Here is the full history - (visit link)

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    Tracking History (3988.3mi) View Map

    Visited 9/29/2012 Caboose_25 took it to A Hard Find At The Crossroads West Virginia - 259.99 miles  Visit Log

    Visited A Hard Find At The Crossroads

    Retrieve It from a Cache 9/15/2012 Caboose_25 retrieved it from ACK!!! , I've been hacked! West Virginia   Visit Log

    TFTTB

    Discovered It 9/1/2012 GR8Caches discovered it   Visit Log

    Discovered on a weekend of caching!!

    Dropped Off 8/31/2012 Always Lost 00 placed it in ACK!!! , I've been hacked! West Virginia - 257.78 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 7/26/2012 Always Lost 00 took it to Midwest Geobash 2012 Ohio - 481.38 miles  Visit Log
    Grab It (Not from a Cache) 7/24/2012 Always Lost 00 grabbed it   Visit Log

    Got this at a B&B in Ohio.

    Write note 7/9/2012 Mr Hootington posted a note for it   Visit Log

    Wasnt there when we stopped at cache.

    Dropped Off 6/8/2012 cyther placed it in Fort Custer Maze Traveler Waystation Iowa - 110.68 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 6/2/2012 cyther took it to The "U" Iowa - 8.45 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 5/24/2012 cyther took it to Vermillion Wine Iowa - .22 miles  Visit Log
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