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…'Buffalo Soldiers'

"Bob Marley first sang about Buffalo Soldiers in 1983, a little less than 120 years after the actual Buffalo Soldiers were formed in the U.S. Army. Marley's song accurately depicts their story as a fight for survival in the prejudiced Army of the time period, but they also fought to survive the harsh conditions of the frontier, conflict with native tribes and Wild West outlaws as they sought to maintain law and order and protect settlers.

The Army units that would come to be known as "Buffalo Soldiers" were created during the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era. On June 28, 1866, Congress passed a legislation that allowed Black men to enlist in the peacetime army. Officially called "An Act to Increase and Fix the Military Peace Establishment of the United States," it created two regiments of all-Black cavalry and four regiments of all-Black infantry, commanded by white officers…"

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Armand

Every day I drive by the Buffalo Soldier Monument at Fort Leavenworth when I go to work. It features a Negro Cavalry Trooper on his horse and a beautiful fountain. The flags of the 9th and 10th Cavalry complete the picture. It is a worthy commemoration of these distinguished cavalry units.

buffalosoldiersmuseum.org

Buffalo Soldiers National Museum – a lot of good reference materials and exhibits

Thanks!

Armand