▁Fort ▁Lanc aster ▁by ▁an ▁estimated ▁force ▁of ▁ 9 0 0 ▁n atives ▁and ▁out la ws . ▁ ▁The ▁regiment ▁went ▁to ▁New ▁Mexico ▁Military ▁District , ▁which ▁covered ▁parts ▁of ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁Colorado ▁and ▁Texas , ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Apache ▁Wars ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁Head quarters ▁were ▁at ▁Fort ▁Union . ▁While ▁in ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁duties ▁included ▁construct ing ▁bar ra cks ▁and ▁st ables , ▁car ing ▁for ▁the ▁horse ▁her ds , ▁sc out ing ▁for ▁host ile ▁n atives , ▁esc ort ing ▁the ▁mail , ▁surve ying ▁un chart ed ▁land , ▁and ▁construct ing ▁roads . ▁That ▁service ▁also ▁included ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁T ular osa ▁with ▁Ch ir ic ah ua ▁Apache ▁war riors ▁led ▁by ▁Vict orio ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 9 th ▁Caval ry ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Fort ▁R iley , ▁Kansas , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁and ▁to ▁Fort ▁Robinson , ▁Neb r aska , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁Company ▁H , ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Caval ry ▁fought ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Crow ▁Agency ▁during ▁the ▁Crow ▁War , ▁at ▁Crow ▁Agency , ▁Mont ana . ▁ ▁The ▁regiment ▁also ▁pat rolled ▁during ▁the ▁Ghost ▁Dance ▁War ▁with ▁the ▁Si oux ▁about ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁W ounded ▁K ne e ▁Mass