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On the corners are statues of an infantryman, sailor, artilleryman and cavalryman, each drawn from actual war dead.—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026 The dismounted cavalryman is targeted in the second pass , leaving his mount unharmed.—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026 Was the unit’s survival due to the men’s indispensable service as Loyalist laborers and cavalrymen?—Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024 The novel begins in 1864 with a young man named Bird waking up from a bad dream to the sound of cannon fire and gunshots: Hundreds of U.S. Army cavalrymen are descending on his Cheyenne and Arapaho camp in what will eventually be known as the Sand Creek Massacre.—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for cavalryman