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Fort Meade
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Fort Meade is located East of Sturgis
in Meade county. Fort Meade was originally established as a Calvary fort
for the 7th Calvary led by general Custer. But in 1878 it was used to protect new settlements and the gold in lead
deadwood. All of Custer's men were men were slaughtered in the battle in
the battle of the little big horn. Some of the units that replaced
them in the time coming included the buffalo soldiers 10th Calvary mounted
black troops the 88th glider infantry and the 4th Calvary. Ever since fort
Meade has had some what of a military presence.
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You could say
Fort Meade was the father of the national anthem because it was first
played there on July 4,1892 at the end of a regimental band. Long after
that In 1914 P. Woodrow Wilson signed an executive order
declaring the song Caleb .H Carlton once used at retreat the national
anthem. That song was the star spangled today known as the national anthem. in
1931 Congress singed the bill
making it the official national anthem . Soon after that fort Meade
became a hospital for veterans of foreign wars in 1944. |
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In the battle of the little big
horn all of the 7th Calvary men and there horses died except Comanche
, the brave battle
horse. Fort Meade soon became famous for holding the one and only living
thing left of the battle of the little big horn. Soon after, Comanche
toured the country as a
patriotic symbol. When Comanche passed away he was
stabled at near by Fort Riley. Fort Riley soon sent Comanche to a
taxidermist and stuffed. Comanche is still on display today. |