This Fact Is Overdue #2

During their 1896 excursion from Fort Missoula, Mont., to Yellowstone National Park, riders of the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps, led by Lt. James A. Moss, at the top, pose on Minerva Terrace at Mammoth Hot Springs. (World History Group Archive) borrowed from the Army Times

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References:

Anacker, Caelen. (2018) 25TH INFANTRY BICYCLE CORPS (1896-97)  https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/25th-infantry-bicycle-corp-1896-97/

Grundhauser, Eric. (2017) America’s Short-Lived ‘Black Army on Wheels’ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bicycle-corps-army-25th-infantry

Guroff, Margaret. (2016) The Mechanical Horse. Austin: University of Texas Press.

History.net. U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps: Wheels of War. 

https://www.historynet.com/us-armys-25th-infantry-bicycle-corps-wheels-of-war.htm

PBS (1999) Bicycle Corps: America's Black Army on Wheels
https://www.pbs.org/video/montanapbs-presents-bicycle-corps-americas-black-army-on-wheels/

Ruggiero, Adam. (2018) Little-Known Heroes: All-Black 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps. https://gearjunkie.com/25th-infantry-bicycle-corps

Sicard, Sarah. (2020) How the Army tried and failed to build a bicycle corps. https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/02/25/how-the-army-tried-and-failed-to-build-a-bicycle-corps/