The 108th Cavalry Regiment is a cavalry regiment of the Georgia and Louisiana Army National Guards of the United States Army.
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The 108th Cavalry Regiment was constituted in the National Guard on 1 June 1921, allotted to the states of Georgia and Louisiana, and assigned to the 22nd Cavalry Division. It was organized from new and existing units. The 1st Squadron was organized on 6 March 1922 at Atlanta, Georgia, the 2nd Squadron was organized on 21 June 1922 at Jennings, Louisiana. The regimental headquarters was organized on 10 November 1923 and federally recognized at New Orleans, Louisiana. The regiment was relieved from the 22nd Cavalry Division on 19 February 1927 and assigned to the 23rd Cavalry Division. The regiment was reorganized on 15 March 1929 as a three-squadron regiment, with a new 3rd Squadron organized at New Orleans. The Headquarters was withdrawn from the state of Louisiana on 29 June 1936, allotted to the state of Georgia, and organized at Hinesville, Georgia. The regiment, less the Georgia elements, was called up to perform relief and guard duties associated with the flooding of the Mississippi River from 26 April to 19 June 1927. It conducted summer training most years at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, from 1921 to 1939, and at Camp McClellan, Alabama, in 1924, 1926–28, and 1933. The designated mobilization training station was Fort Oglethorpe. The 108th Cavalry Regiment was relieved from the 23rd Cavalry Division on 1 October 1940 and disbanded. Regimental elements used to form the 101st and 105th Separate Battalions, Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft).
Headquarters (subsequently Headquarters and Headquarters Troop), organized at New Orleans and federally recognized 10 November 1923. Service Troop organized at New Orleans and federally recognized 3 August 1924. Headquarters, 1st Squadron (originally organized 2 December 1907 as Headquarters, 2nd Squadron, Georgia Cavalry Mustered into federal service 16 July 1916 for Mexican border service and stationed at El Paso, Texas Consolidated with 106th Train Headquarters and Military Police, 31st Division, 23 October 1917 demobilized 14 January 1919 at Camp Gordon, Georgia Reorganized at Atlanta and federally recognized 6 March 1922 Troop A, 1st Separate Squadron, Georgia Cavalry at Savannah Organized 1 October 1785) as Georgia Hussars Mustered into Confederate States Army in 1861 as Company E, 6th Virginia Cavalry Transferred to Jeff Davis Legion in December 1861 as Company F and served in the Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia Surrendered 26 April 1865 with Johnston's command at Greensboro, North Carolina Reorganized 6 May 1872 as Georgia Hussars Redesignated 11 November 1889 as Troop A, 1st Georgia Cavalry Redesignated 2 December 1907 as Troop A, 1st Squadron, Georgia Cavalry Redesignated 19 September 1910 as Troop A, 2nd Squadron, Georgia Cavalry Redesignated 23 September 1910 as Troop A, Georgia Cavalry, unassigned Attached to 2d Squadron, Georgia Cavalry, 12 March 1912 Mustered into federal service 16 July 1916 and stationed at El Paso, Texas Redesignated 25 September 1917 as Headquarters Troop, 31st Division; demobilized 14 January 1919 at Camp Gordon, Georgia Reorganized and federally recognized 13 September 1920 as Troop A, 1st Separate Squadron, Georgia Cavalry Redesignated Troop A, 2 November 1921 Troop B, 1st Separate Squadron, Georgia Cavalry at Hinesville organized 12 September 1788 as Liberty Independent Troop Mustered into Confederate States Army 20 January 1863 as Troop G, 5th Georgia Cavalry, Wheeler's Corps, Army of Tennessee and disbanded 10 April 1865 Reorganized 13 July 1872 as Liberty Independent Troop Redesignated 11 November 1889 as Troop B, 1st Battalion, Georgia Cavalry Redesignated 2 December 1907 as Troop B, Troop B, 1st Squadron, Georgia Cavalry Redesignated 19 September 1910 as Troop B, 2d Squadron, Georgia Cavalry Mustered into federal service 16 July 1916 for Mexican border duty and stationed at El Paso, Texas Redesignated 20 October 1917 as Wire Company, 106th Field Signal Battalion, 31st Division Demobilized 10 May 1919 at Camp Gordon, Georgia Reorganized and federally recognized 17 September 1920 as Troop B, 1st Separate Squadron Redesignated Troop B, 2 November 1921
106th Field Signal Battalion, Major C.W. Saso, commanding, Camp Wheeler, Ga., 9 February 1918