"Recruit men sufficiently educated to fill positions of Noncommissioned Officers,
Clerks and Mechanics in the Regiment. You will use the greatest care in your selection
of recruits. Enlist all the superior men you can, men who will be a credit to...
"The color of a man's skin" was no more an indication of his worth than the cut or trimmings of his coat. Statement by Captain Oliver Hazard Perry 1813 The issue of slavery at last came to a head in the Civil War. The South could not accept a...
A photograph of the 10th Cavalry Provisional Band practicing at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. They are practicing on a field located at the corner of Reynolds Ave. and Grant Ave. which later housed a baseball diamond and playground.
A survey of the literature of the Tenth Cavalry revealed there was no history of the unit whi1e serving as a service detachment at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, between 1931-1941. This paper is an effort to establish the records of the unit's social...
African American Warriors before the revolutionary war and through every war to the present. The freedoms we enjoy today are only possible because of the sacrifices of the soldiers who have and continue to serve this great Nation in war and in...
African Americans fought in various military conflicts since the colonial days. The Buffalo Soldiers were the first African American Soldiers to serve during peacetime. The Buffalo Soldiers comprised former slaves, freemen and black Civil War...
African Americans have fought with distinction and great pride in all of this country's military engagements. However, some of their most notable contributions and sacrifices came during the Civil War. During that conflict, approximately 180,000...
African-American Soldiers played a critical role in the United States (US) Army on the Western Frontier during the period of 1867 through 1891. Yet today, the contributions of Blacks in the US military and history had still been largely ignored....
America's black soldiers fought in George Washington's army during the War of Independence, and served with Andrew Jackson at New Orleans in 1815. Late in 1861, Colonel
T. W. Higginson took command of the First Regiment of South Carolina...
As an enthusiast of military history, First Sergeant Matthews is an ideal
subject. He retired from the Army in 1949 - four years before his original unit was
deactivated – having served in the US Army for 37 years.
In the last years before his...
As geographic neighbors, the United States and Mexico have experienced varying tension ever since each country was colonized, gained independence, and solidified its boundaries. Between the American Civil War and World War I, the U.S. Army...
Beginning in 1989, the world saw the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of the Cold War, and the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. All of these events changed the military strategy from containment of a single threat to a...
Buffalo Soldiers fought in the Indian Wars of the American West, Spanish American War of 1898, WWI and WWII. William H. Lecke best described the Buffalo soldiers when he said: Duty with the Negro Airmen became one of the most arduous experiences of...
Cathy Williams contributed to the successful winning to the western frontier despite the fact that she disguised herself as William Cathay, Buffalo Soldier of the 38th Infantry, Company A, St Louis, Missouri. Cathy Williams was born September 1844...
Cathy Williams was an African American woman who established a permanent place in history by becoming the only female to serve with the Buffalo Soldiers 38th United States Infantry. Cathy Williams' life began as a slave on a plantation in...
Cathy Williams was an amazing woman that served her country honorably. After all of the racial injustices that she endured in support of the Union Soldiers and as a Buffalo Soldier, she still had pride in her country and the Army. Her service was...