In November 1991, Clay Patterson, an insurance agent in Breckenridge, and Robert Stewart, a grocer from Olney, new members of the 4th Cavalry Memorial-Lubbock, held a public informational meeting to organize a new platoon of cavalry to portray 1870's U.S. Cavalry. Of the people that attended, two - Lester Galbreath, Superintendent of Fort Griffin State Historical Park, and Mike Siebert, an Attorney in Eastland - joined and the foursome became the first Charter Members of the new F Company.

The organization grew rapidly and by the following June had a dozen men, four of which (Patterson, Stewart, Bill Drake & Jimmy Power) qualified to serve in the A&E movie "Crossed Sabers, the History of the Horse Cavalry." Eight members competed in the Cavalry Olympics in October and won several awards.

By the spring of 1992, with almost 20 members, F Co. hosted it's first annual Fort Griffin Historic Re-ride, a fund raising project where over 200 riders were taken to old Camp Cooper, the pre-Civil War camp, 11 miles North of Ft. Griffin, fed lunch and returned home. A tradition was started as these rides have continued annually and have evolved into overnight treks on the various local ranches around Fort Griffin that remain very popular among horseback trail riders from Dallas, Ft. Worth, Abilene and Lubbock areas.

The year 1992 also saw F Company develop it's 5th Texas Confederate Cavalry impression and host it's first Civil War Reenactment. Another tradition was born, and these annual reenactments along with an annual Indian Wars Living History weekend have helped make Fort Griffin State Park a traditional mainstay in the reenactment community of the Southwest.

Our primary Indian Wars impression is very pertinent to our area as Col. Ranald S. MacKenzie's 4th U.S. Cavalry was actually stationed at Fort Griffin from 1871-75. Col. Tom Green's illustrious 5th Texas Cavalry 'Rangers' were mustered nearby and made a very likely impression for our Civil War enthusiasts.

By 1993, F Co. had grown to almost 40 members and had encompassed Infantry, Artillery and Engineer impressions to better serve the historic needs of Fort Griffin. As these factors led our organization astray of the Lubbock organization's guidelines, the Old Fort Griffin Memorial Regiment was born. Steps were taken to secure a corporate non-profit status as well as acquiring an IRS 501 (c)(3) tax exempt structure.

The story goes on and on in later chapters. Suffice it to say that the 2006 membership of the Old Regiment now numbers over 100 families and that just about says it all.