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West Point Image of Walter S. Schuyler, 5th US Cavalry
Cabinet card sized West Point Image of Walter S. Schuyler, 5th US Cavalry
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Schuyler was assigned to frontier duty at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming, from October 1870 to December 1871. From July to November 1871, Schuyler escorted a surveying party in Wyoming. From February to June 1872 he was posted to Fort McDowell, Arizona. Assigned to scouting duty during the Yavapai War, Schuyler took part in several engagements, to include the Santa Maria Mountains (September 22, 1872), Sycamore Creek (October 19, 1872), Rio Verde (November 16, 1872), and Gila River (January 16, 1873).

From February 1873 to February 1875, Schuyler commanded the 5th Cavalry's Indian Scouts during duty at the Rio Verde Reservation and on scouting duty. This service included participation in engagements at East Fork (December 4, 1873), Cave Creek (December 23, 1873), Caņon Creek (January 10, 1874), Superstition Mountain (March 25‑26), and Mescal Mountains (May 17-18, 1874). After an extended leave of absence from February 1875 to February 1876, Schuyler was posted briefly to Fort Hays, Kansas, then assigned to duty as aide-de-camp to General George Crook, commander of the Department of the Platte. He was promoted to first lieutenant on July 29, 1876, and remained on Crook's staff until 1882. Schuyler took part in the Great Sioux War of 1876, including the Battle of Slim Buttes from September 9 to 10. From January 1882 to April 1883, Schuyler was on frontier duty with the 5th Cavalry at Fort Sidney, Nebraska. From April to July 1883 he was on duty at Fort McKinney, Wyoming. In the summer of 1883, Schuyler lead a surveying party through Yellowstone National Park. From September 1883 to October 1886, he was assigned as professor of military science at Cornell University. He then returned to duty with the 5th Cavalry, this time at Fort Reno, Oklahoma, where he remained until May 1887. In April 1887, Schuyler received promotion to captain. He served with the 5th Cavalry at Fort Riley, Kansas, from May 1887 to July 1889. From July 1889 to October 1890 he served at Fort Elliott, Texas.