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Generations of Buffalo Soldiers
These men pose during a lunch break while on patrol in Montana. The 10th Cavalry was stationed at Fort Custer, Montana (near present day Billings) from 1892 to 1896.
This photograph shows what was probably a staged charge by the 10th Cavalry. The "Charge" as a military tactic was not often used in the West. As a matter of fact, most Cavalry troopers left their sabers in their barracks. The swords rattled and simply created noise that could give away a troopers position.
This is a 10th Cavalry Color Guard, probably photographed in 1917 or 1918. The uniforms are in transition but the blue and gold have been replaced by olive drab.
(From the Alfred Bess Collection, Blue Horse Productions.)
These are men of "A" Company 10th Cavalry at their barracks at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
The year is 1928.
Soldiers of the 32nd AAA battery pose while drilling on their four barrel weapon. These soldiers served in Japan. (From the Alfred Bess Collection, Blue Horse Productions.)
A rare photo of the 38th Infantry, shown here behind workmen in Kansas, acted as escort for railroad workers surveying and engineering major lines as they began to cross the country just after the Civil War. The 38th along with the 39th, 40th and 41st were combined in 1869 into two units, the 24th and 25th.
The 9th Cavalry, "K" Company in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. This photograph was taken during the winter of 1890-91. Note the heavier coats, many Buffalo hide, and hats. Two men pictured here are Medal of Honor Winners- George Jordan, seated, and Henry Johnson, standing in rear.
This is the 9th Cavalry assembled as part of a unit portrait made, probably in the late 1880's.
The 9th Cavalry F troop around the turn of the Century. This picture was made in either Florida or Georgia and may be of maneuvers just before the Spanish American War fought in Cuba.
A 10th Cavalry soldier in general issue buffalo-hide coat for winter duty. Photo was taken in the late 1870s.
The 10th Cavalry in dress blue uniforms passes in review. This picture was taken in 1938 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. The Trooper carrying the guideon, highlighted, is Valley Coleman.
The 28th Cavalry crosses an arroyo at Camp Lockett in Campo, California, just east of San Diego. The 28th trained and then served as boarder patrol from Camp Lockett before being shipped to North Africa in 1944.
Buffalo Soldiers mount their horses around the turn of the Century. This photo was taken in Florida or Georgia as troopers prepared for battle in Cuban during the Spanish American War of 1898.
General George S. Patton pins the Silver Star on Private Ernest A. Jenkins. Patton told reporters after the ceremony, "The Negro soldiers are damn good soldiers, of whom the nation should be mighty proud." Despite a heroic effort by the all African American 761st Tank Battalion, Patton would not recommend a unit citation for their campaigns in France. In the 1970s the army set the record straight and issued a belated citation.
These Buffalo Soldier display their riding prowess with a drill known as "Roman Riding." The 9th and 10th Cavalry worked hard at equestrian demonstrations and were favorites of reviews at most posts where they performed.
During the First World War the U.S. Army would not press African Americans into combat assignments. Their thinking was that these veterans of decades on the Western Planes could not perform in a combat setting. The French Army, which had traditionally accepted all men who volunteered for the fight, eagerly accepted the black troops. In this photograph the French "Blue Helmets" are worn by Buffalo Soldiers in the trenches. Most of the black troops received the French Croix de Guerre for their outstanding bravery in combat.
Lt. Colonel Charles Young, right, talks with 10th Cavalry officer Captain Barber in 1916 along the Arizona Mexico border.
Left: Dewey B. Bess, 6th Battalion, 165th Brigade, probably taken in 1918.
Right: Private Alfred Bess at Fort Bliss in 1950.
(From the Alfred Bess Collection, Blue Horse Productions.)
Black Valor: Buffalo Soldiers and the Medal of Honor, 1870-1898
Frank N. Schubert Scholarly Resources, 1997.
Hardcover, 184 pages, notes, bibliography, index.
Schubert, the leading authority on the Buffalo Soldiers, examines their involvement in both the Indian Wars and the Spanish American War through the stories of twenty three Medal of Honor recipients, four of whom received the award for bravery during the Spanish American War. Contents
Preface
Buffalo Soldier Recipients of the Medal of Honor
1. Two Traditions: The Medal of Honor and Black Valor
2. Emanuel Stance and the Emergence of the Black Professional Soldier
3. The Seminole Negro Scouts
4. The Apache Wars, 1877-1879
5. Henry Johnson and the Ute War
6. The Apache Wars Continue, 1880-81
7. The Wham Paymaster Robbery
8. William McBryar and the End of the Indian Wars in the South
9. William Wilson and the End of the Indian Wars in the North
10. Four Cavalrymen in Cuba
11. Edward Baker and the Limits of Upward Mobility
12. The Recognition of Black Valor
Abbreviations Used in Notes
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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