About Us

Our Mission

On April 19, 1997, exactly 131 years after the original First Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Cavalry was mustered out of service, a group of individuals sat down and organized a new group of volunteers. This time not as a fighting unit, but a historical organization, dedicated to preserving the past in order to educate the present. By rescuing, restoring, and refurbishing historic military vehicles and other forms of transport from all eras up to the present, and then displaying them at various functions, parades, we are able to preserve the memories of those who built, served, fought, and died for our great nation. just like the troops in the original First Iowa Cavalry, we are volunteers, providing our own mounts and equipage and dedicated to preserving our nation's heritage.