Ninth Cavalry
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- Jun 18, 1903Walla Walla Rallies for Heppner Flood ReliefFollowing the devastating flood in Heppner, Oregon, local baseball teams and the Fort Walla Walla cavalry band are organizing benefit games to provide financial relief to the survivors.Walla Walla, WA
- Jun 18, 1903A Hard-Fought Game at the FortIn an era of segregation, a mixed baseball team narrowly edges out the Ninth Cavalry’s team at Fort Walla Walla.Fort Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA
- Jun 19, 1903Baseball for the Heppner Flood VictimsWalla Walla turns out for a charity game as the community rallies to aid those devastated by the catastrophic Heppner flood.Second Street, Walla Walla, WA
- Aug 12, 1903Live Fire Near the GarrisonA local farmer narrowly avoids tragedy when target practice at the fort goes dangerously off-course.Walla Walla, WA
- Aug 26, 1903A Veteran’s Departure from Fort Walla WallaA decorated soldier of the Ninth Cavalry and alumnus of the Tuskegee Institute departs the fort to begin a new life in San Francisco.Fort Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA
- Nov 2, 1903Walla Walla Bids Farewell to the 30th BatteryAfter a final march through city streets, the artillery unit departs for Fort Snelling via the Northern Pacific.Walla Walla, WA
- Nov 6, 1903The Fight to Keep the Cavalry at Fort Walla WallaLocal farmers and merchants brace for economic disaster as officials weigh the abandonment of the town's military post.Fort Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA
- Dec 1, 1903A Thanksgiving Invitation, an Order to Leave, and a Violent ReckoningA Black veteran of the Philippines campaign was invited to Fort Walla Walla for Thanksgiving. Ordered off the post, he returned days later to beat the officer who had expelled him.Fort Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA
- Dec 7, 1903Assault Reported in Rose Street AlleyA member of the Ninth Cavalry is in jail following an attack on a woman residing in the Rose Street alleyway.Rose Street, Walla Walla, WA