The Battle of Big Dry Wash was fought on July 17, 1882, between troops of the United States Army's 3rd Cavalry Regiment and 6th Cavalry Regiment and members of the White Mountain Apache tribe.The location of the battle was called "Big Dry Wash" in Major Evans' official report, but later maps called the location "Big Dry Fork", which is how it is cited in the four Medal of Honor citations that resulted from the battle.
A U.S. cavalry officer
3rd Cavalry Regiment (United States)
The 3rd Cavalry Regiment, formerly 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army currently stationed at Fort Cavazos, Texas.
Lieutenant Cave J. Couts in 1843 of the "Mounted Rifles"
The regimental accolade
George B. Crittenden; the uniform style is of the Mexican–American War era
William W Loring, who lost an arm in the Mexican–American War with the Mounted Rifleman, seen here as a CSA General