"Garryowen"Owens's Garden (an Irish drinking song)The Regimental Song "Garryowen" came informally into the Army between 1861 and 1866 as a quickstep, but its use was first documented by the 7th U.S. Cavalry Band about the time the song became the regimental air. George Armstrong Custer did not, himself, bring the song to the regiment. Instead, Captain Myles Keogh who had ties to the Fifth Royal Irish Lancers of the British Army is believed to be instrumental in bringing the air to the regiment. |
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"Sergeant Flynn"Another song, of unknown origin, but associated with the 7th Cavalry is "Sergeant Flynn." By the verses in the original version, the song was written after the Battle of Little Big Horn. Thanks go to Ed Grens, an Infantry Officer from the 1950s, for contributing the second set of lyrics and his rendition of the tune. Mr. Grens stipulates that the phrase "drive the sabers to the hilt might indicate an origin after the introduction of the Model 1914 Cavalry Saber, when the manual was changed to stress thrusting, rather than slashing, with the saber." | |||||||
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