buffalo soldiers

     

Buffalo Soliers is a nickname originally applied to the members of the U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army by the Native American tribes they fought. It was formed on September 21, 1866 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The term eventually encompassed these units:

Trivia about buffalo soldiers

  • In the 19th C. San Antonio was a training site for the African-American Cavalry Soldiers given this animal name