8 6 7 . ▁The ▁camp ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Car roll ton , ▁a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁Officer ▁positions ▁did ▁not ▁begin ▁to ▁be ▁fully ▁staff ed ▁until ▁February ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Caval ry ▁was ▁at ▁nearly ▁full ▁strength ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 8 8 5 ▁en list ed ▁men , ▁or ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁over ▁ 7 0 ▁to ▁a ▁Tro op , ▁and ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁San ▁Antonio , ▁Texas , ▁where ▁it ▁arrived ▁early ▁in ▁April ▁for ▁three ▁months ▁of ▁training . ▁However , ▁Tro ops ▁L ▁and ▁M ▁went ▁directly ▁to ▁their ▁duty ▁station ▁at ▁Brow ns ville , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁violent ▁alter c ations ▁between ▁officers ▁and ▁soldiers ▁occurred ▁in ▁Lieutenant ▁Edward ▁He yl ' s ▁Tro op ▁E ▁and ▁Lieutenant ▁Fred ▁Smith ' s ▁Tro op ▁K ▁near ▁San ▁Antonio ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁poor ▁mor ale ▁and ▁poor ▁leadership . ▁Serge ant ▁Harrison ▁Brad ford ▁and ▁Lieutenant ▁S eth ▁E . ▁Griff in ▁died ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁soldiers ▁desert ed ▁from ▁E ▁Tro op . ▁The ▁soldiers ▁at ▁this ▁point ▁still ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁Articles ▁of ▁War , ▁and ▁so ▁two ▁soldiers ▁conv icted ▁to ▁death ▁were ▁p ardon ed ▁and ▁restored ▁to ▁duty . ▁ ▁Service ▁ ▁Indian ▁wars ▁▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁the ▁ 9