Buffalo Soldiers

Author : William H. Leckie
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806183896
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Buffalo Soldiers written by William H. Leckie and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2012-10-19 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1967, William H. Leckie’s The Buffalo Soldiers was the first book of its kind to recognize the importance of African American units in the conquest of the West. Decades later, with sales of more than 75,000 copies, The Buffalo Soldiers has become a classic. Now, in a newly revised edition, the authors have expanded the original research to explore more deeply the lives of buffalo soldiers in the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry Regiments. Written in accessible prose that includes a synthesis of recent scholarship, this edition delves further into the life of an African American soldier in the nineteenth century. It also explores the experiences of soldiers’ families at frontier posts. In a new epilogue, the authors summarize developments in the lives of buffalo soldiers after the Indian Wars and discuss contemporary efforts to memorialize them in film, art, and architecture.

Author : Tracy Barnett
Publisher : Mason Crest Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781590840726
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Buffalo Soldiers written by Tracy Barnett and published by Mason Crest Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the exploits of the African Americans known as Buffalo Soldiers, focusing on their part in the conflict between the Indians and the settlers.

Author : T. G. Steward
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486794776
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Buffalo Soldiers written by T. G. Steward and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-05-10 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history by a chaplain of the Twenty-fifth Infantry includes firsthand accounts of the Spanish-American War as well as an overview of African-American contributions to prior wars and conflicts.

Author : Tanya Landman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781406314595
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Buffalo Soldier written by Tanya Landman and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the end of the American Civil War, Charley - a young African-American slave - is ostensibly freed. But then her adopted mother is raped and lynched at the hands of a mob and Charley is left alone. In a terrifyingly lawless land, where the colour of a person's skin can bring violent death, Charley disguises herself as a man and joins the army. Soon, she's sent to the prairies to fight a whole new war against the 'savage Indians'. Trapped in a world of injustice and inequality, it's only when Charley is posted to Apache territory that she begins to learn what it is to be truly free.

Author : Alice K. Flanagan
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 9780756508333
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Buffalo Soldiers written by Alice K. Flanagan and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2005 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read about the lives and experiences of the Buffalo Soldiers.

Author : Charles River Editors
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781678503086
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Buffalo Soldiers written by Charles River Editors and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-20 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts *Includes a bibliography for further reading During the Civil War, over 180,000 black men fought in volunteer units as part of the United States Colored Troop (USCT), but it was only after the end of it that they were allowed to enlist in the Regular Army. They did so in four segregated regiments, and they colloquially became known as Buffalo Soldiers. The evolution of these black units followed the course of the organization of the peacetime Regular Army. With the end of the Civil War came the demobilization of the millions of men who had volunteered to fight on behalf of the Union, including the USCT, which disbanded in late 1865. The first draft of a bill setting the organization of the Army sent to the House on March 7, 1866 called for the establishment of eight infantry regiments to be staffed by veterans of the USCT, but the legislation lacked similar provisions for black cavalry units. When the bill got to the Senate for approval, Senator Benjamin Wade succeeded in having a provision added that authorized black cavalry units. The bill that passed on July 28, 1866 authorized a total of 10 regiments of cavalry and 45 regiments of infantry, and in 1867, the Regular Army raised two regiments of black cavalry, designated the 9th (Colored) Cavalry and the 10th (Colored) Cavalry. In addition, the Army raised four regiments of black infantry: the 38th (Colored) Infantry, the 39th (Colored) Infantry, the 40th (Colored) Infantry, and the 41st (Colored) Infantry. Ultimately, however, the number of black regiments did not stay at six for very long, because in 1869 there was a further reduction in the size of the Regular Army, with the number of infantry regiments reduced to 25. As part of the reduction, the number of black regiments was reduced from four to two, so the 38th and 41st were reorganized as the 25th (Colored) Infantry, and the 39th and 40th were reorganized as the 24th (Colored) Infantry. The enlistment in both the cavalry and infantry was for five years, with soldiers being paid $13 a month, plus room, board, and clothing. Of course, these units are now known for the nickname attached to them, but exactly where the nickname Buffalo Soldiers came from is a subject of some dispute. Dr. Walter Hill wrote, "According to Benjamin H. Grierson, Colonel, 10th Cavalry, 1867 to 1890, the 10th acquired the name 'Buffalo Soldiers' during the 1871 campaign against the Comanches in the Indian Territory. Grierson said that the Comanches respected the soldiers' tireless marching and dogged trail skills. They had earned the name of the rugged and revered buffalo. The 10th made the 'Buffalo' its regimental coat of arms years later, but the term 'Buffalo Soldiers, ' became synonymous with both the 9th and 10th units." The term appeared in public for the first time in 1873, in reference to the 10th Cavalry, in a letter from Mrs. Frances M.A. Roe to a popular magazine. She wrote, "The officers say that the Negroes make good soldiers and fight like fiends...the Indians call them 'buffalo soldiers' because their woolly heads are so much like the matted cushion that is between the horns of the buffalo. Others believe that the nickname originated from the Cheyanne. Another possible source came from the Apaches for the buffalo coats they wore in the winter." Buffalo Soldiers: The History and Legacy of the Black Soldiers Who Fought in the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars examines how the regiments were raised, and what their service entailed over the course of several decades. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Buffalo Soldiers like never before.

Author : Julia Garstecki
Publisher : Bolt!
ISBN 13 : 9781680720006
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Buffalo Soldiers written by Julia Garstecki and published by Bolt!. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many used to believe that non-white people weren't smart enough to be soldiers. Others thought women weren't tough enough to fly planes. But those people were wrong. Learn how African Americans, American Indians, and other groups bravely fought for their country. And they did it when no one believed they could. Book jacket.

Author : Tamra Orr
Publisher : Mitchell Lane
ISBN 13 : 1545750424
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Buffalo Soldiers written by Tamra Orr and published by Mitchell Lane. This book was released on 2020-02-10 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As peacekeepers on American soil and as soldiers fighting the Spanish-American War, the Buffalo Soldiers saved lives and gave their own to help the United States grow. Find out what roles they played, and how, as soldiers, they took a major step toward desegregating the military and in gaining civil rights for future generations.

Author : Frank N. Schubert
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826323101
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Voices of the Buffalo Soldier written by Frank N. Schubert and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2009-01-16 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All students of the frontier army as well as aficionados with a special interest in the Buffalo Soldiers will find this an invaluable tool. Drawing on a wide variety of periodicals, military records, and letters, the book covers such key topics as the legislative origin of the inclusion of black soldiers in the army.

Author : Brynn Baker
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1491448385
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Buffalo Soldiers written by Brynn Baker and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2015-08 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Discusses the heroic actions and experiences of the Buffalo Soldiers and the impact they made during times of war or conflict"--