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commenced a system of military instruction and drill as soon as he organized the first squadron, and by dint of hard labor and unceasing efforts succeeded in raising the regiment to a standard of perfection- that now stands in point of drill and discipline among the first in the cavalry volunteer service.
"In the month of September, 1861, before thoroughly organized and equipped, this regiment received orders from General Fremont to march to Springfield, Mo., to assist in the expulsion of the force then invading our state. On arriving at Springfield the enemy were reported to be in force near Wilson's Creek, and the regiment, Merrill Horse (so styled and named by General Fremont), was selected to make a reconnaissance in that direction and report result same day. Marching continuously, they went as far as Wilson's Creek, and ascertained that the enemy had marched into Arkansas.
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