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Fort Bliss Buffalo Soldiers Memorial
History
In 1866, One year after the end of the Civil...
Fort Buffalo
Nearby once stood Fort Buffalo. This
earthwork forti...
Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Robinson
Black soldiers of the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry regiments (c...
Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Myer
This sign marks the site of the proposed Buffalo Soldiers ...
Results for Fort Buffalo
Fort Bliss Buffalo Soldiers Memorial
History
In 1866, One year after the end of the Civil War and more than six months after the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery was enacted Congress had the need to reorganize the peacetime Regular Army. Recognizing the Military merits of Black ...
Fort Buffalo
Nearby once stood Fort Buffalo. This
earthwork fortification was built by the 21st New York Infantry of the Union army in 1861 and named for the troops’ hometown. During the Civil War, a concentration of forts existed in the Seven Corners ...
Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Robinson
Black soldiers of the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry regiments (called "buffalo soldiers" by the Plains Indians) garrisoned Fort Robinson for eighteen years and played an important role in northwestern Nebraska's history. Organized in 1866, the regiments first served in the ...
Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Myer
This sign marks the site of the proposed Buffalo Soldiers Memorial
Following the Civil War four regiments (9th and 10th Cavalry; 24th and 25th Infantry) of African-American enlisted men, under the command of white officers, were formed to fight on the ...