Military-Buffalo Soldiers
25th Infantry Bicycle Corps (1896-97)
The 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps was a unit of black soldiers commanded by a white officer, Lt. James A. Moss,...
Booker T. Washington’s Visit to Spokane (1913)
In 1913 the famous African American activist and educator Booker T. Washington left Tuskegee, Alabama, to begin a speaking tour...
From Memphis and Mogadishu: The History of African Americans in King County, Washington, 1858-2014
In the extended article that appears below historians Daudi Abe and Quintard Taylor explore the history of African Americans in...
Buffalo Soldiers in Montana (1888-1898)
Between 1866 and 1917, African American soldiers served throughout the western United States, including the territory and later state of...
Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Davis, Texas (1867-1885)
Fort Davis stands unique among frontier forts in that it became the Regimental Headquarters for all four Buffalo Soldier regiments...
Fort Robinson, Nebraska (1874-1916)
Fort Robinson, in the northwestern corner of Nebraska, was established in 1874 as a base for operations against the Northern...
Charles Young (1864-1922)
Colonel Charles Young enjoyed a decorated military career after his graduation from West Point Military Academy in 1889. A Buffalo...
George Jordan (ca. 1849-1904)
George Jordan, buffalo soldier and Medal of Honor recipient, hailed from rural Williamson County in central Tennessee. Enlisting in the...
Battle of Tularosa (May 14, 1880)
May 1880 found Colonel Edward Hatch’s 9th Cavalry buffalo soldiers campaigning in the Southwest against the wily Apache leader Victorio. ...
