On July 24, 1897, twenty-one men of the 25th Infantry arrived in St. Louis after a 1400 mile, 40 day ride on these.
- Bicycles
- Camels
- Motorcycles
- Mules
On July 24, 1897, twenty-one men of the 25th Infantry arrived in St. Louis after a 1400 mile, 40 day ride on these.
Bicycles. In the late 1880s, H.J. Lawson’s the chain-drive was combined with John Dunlop’s pneumatic tires to create the modern bicycle. In 1896, the Army ordered a series of long-distance test rides to see if the bicycle had military applications.