[BlueLancer]

And the 12th Cavalry were the only lance-equipped unit ever organized in the US cavalry system.

That phase didn't last long, but it was enough to give them the nickname "Blue Lancers".

[vetvetdoug]

The Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry were called "Rush' Lancers". These men abandoned the lances about 1862 in favour of Spencers after their first exploits in combat. They looked sharp with the little pennants hanging from the base of the spearpoint and made wonderful targets for the Confederates.