Raid on Columbus, New Mexico and the Punitive Expedition into Mexico, 1916-1917. Map

Photographic reproduction of a hand-drawn map showing details of raid on Columbus, New Mexico on 9 March 1916 with inset plat of the town, list of "Raider's Objectives," and short summary of the U. S. Army Punitive Expedition into Mexico that followed.
Date: unknown
Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Routes of the historical cavalry overland marches of 1916. Map

Charts routes of the units of the U. S. Army that entered Mexico in 1916 and gives details about the units and miles traveled.
Date: unknown
Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Supply routes to troops in the Big Bend District of Texas 1916-1920. Map

In addition to Army supply routes, shows locations of mines, ranches, and farms in the Big Bend between 1916 and 1920.
Date: unknown
Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas National Guard units on duty on the U. S. - Mexico border 1916-1917. Picture

Illustrated descriptions of the National Guardsmen in tent camps on the U.S. - Mexico border, 1916-1917 and in service in France in 1918. Theses troops are variously identified by W. D. Smithers as the Fourth Texas Infantry, Militia (National Guard) of Texas, and the 36th Division (U.S.).
Date: 1920
Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

Types of cavalrymen, their mounts and equipment 1916-1921. Picture

Depicts equipment and describes activities of U. S. Cavalry in defense of the U. S. - Mexico border, 1916-1921.
Date: 1920
Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

U. S. Cavalry detachments and bases of army pilots on or near the U.S.-Mexico border, 1918-1919. Map

Photographic reproduction of a hand-drawn map that identifies towns where Cavalry units were stationed on the border from El Paso to Del Rio in 1918 and 1919. An inset shows locations of the three U. S. Military District headquarters (Rockwell Field, California; Fort Bliss, Texas; and Kelly Field, Texas) for the pilots patrolling the border from the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: 1918/1919
Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

U. S. Cavalry Medical Corps 1916-1921. Picture

Illustrations and captions depicting activities of the Medical Corps of the Cavalry serving on the U. S. - Mexico border between 1916 and 1921. Includes prescription for treatment of colic in horses.
Date: 1920
Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

The U. S. Cavalry troops on the U. S. - Mexico border in 1916. Picture

Illustrated descriptions of activities of Cavalry patrols on the U.S. - Mexico border, 1916-1918. Includes map of boundary line from California to the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: 1961
Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

Uses of horses and mules in the U.S. Cavalry. Picture

Illustrated explanation of the qualifications and duties of the men, horses, and mules of the Remount Service of the U. S. Cavalry.
Date: 1920
Creator: Smithers, W. D. (Wilfred Dudley), 1895-1981.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History