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Collection	Fort Leavenworth History
Title	Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Leavenworth in the 1930s and early 1940s.
Author	Knapp, George
Abstract	Military historians have often focused on the period between the world wars in order to examine issues such as preparedness, doctrine, technology, and politics. Less often have we looked closely at social issues peculiar to the military in that period. These interviews do that for a small segment of the Army - black soldiers at Fort Leavenworth in the 1930s. In the fall of 1989, the Combat Studies Institute decided to conduct a television interview with veterans of the 10th Cavalry (Buffalo Soldiers). Captain (now Major) George E. Knapp, an instructor at. the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (USACGSC), conducted background research and preliminary interviews with several veteran Buffalo Soldiers living in the Leavenworth area. Finally, on 19 October 1989, Captain Knapp and four veterans of the 10th Cavalry met in the television studio at Bell Hall for a videotape session. This is a transcription of that session. During the interview, the four veterans reminisced about their service at Fort Leavenworth and how they felt about their role in the history of the United States Army. Harry Hollowell remembered much about his fellow soldiers and the officers who commanded them. Elmer Robinson talked mostly about his work in the USACGSC bookstore and those with whom he worked. Julian Brown told about working in the stables and as a striker (a soldier who worked daily in the home of an officer for extra pay). Lorn Brown described the details of taking care of the officers' polo ponies and later breaking in new mounts for the regiment. Each veteran focused on different aspects of the 10th Cavalry's service at Fort Leavenworth. Out of these reminiscences clearly emerges one impression: these men are proud of their military service and, more specifically, proud of the contributions that they have made toward equality in the Army. They believe that they have played an important role in the evolution of Army race relations and that they have seen the results of that evolution during their lifetimes. They remain proud veterans, aware of their contribution to the history of the United States Army.
Keyword	Oral interviews; 10th Cavalry; African American soldiers; Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; History; Combat Studies Institute (CSI); CSI Special Studies; Hollowell, Harry; Robinson, Elmer; Brown, Julian; Brown, Lorn; Polo; Horses
Series	Buffalo Soldier Photographs
Publisher	Fort Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute, US Army Command and General Staff College,
Date, Original	1991
Resource Type	Textual
Call number	http://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/cgsc/carl/download/csipubs/BuffaloSoldiersAtFtLeavenworthInThe1930-1940.pdf
Release statement	Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Repository	Combined Arms Research Library
Library	Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library
Date created	2006-02-03

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