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alry met its severest loss at Pea Ridge, the casualties in the five companies engaged there amounting to 24 killed, 17 wounded, and 9 missing. After the battle it was found that some of the bodies had been scalped, supposed to have been done by Indians who had joined the Confederate ranks. The 6th and 7th Cavalry served most of their time in the Indian Territory, engaged in campaigns against the hostile tribes. Company F of the 7th Cavalry had a fight with a large force of Indians near Julesburg, and was obliged to retreat, leaving 14 of their detachment dead on the field. The bodies of these men were horribly mutilated by the savages. The 37th Iowa, or Graybeard regiment, was a remarkable command. It was organized under General Order 89, State of Iowa, August 25, 1862, which specified that the regiment should be composed of active and vigorous men, over the age of 45, and be assigned to garrison duty. The average age of the men thus recruited was 57 years. The rolls of the