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BUFFALO SOLDIERS Buffalo soldiers were the name that two cavalry regiments and two infantry regiments were called, they were all African American

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 This regiment was stationed in Texas from 1869 to 1880  They were to fight off Indians over the Staked Plains  Served as a supply unit for various cavalry units in Texas and New Mexico.  They also needed to fight off horse thieves and guard strategic points

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BUFFALO SOLDIERSBuffalo soldiers were the name that

two cavalry regiments and two infantry regiments were called, they

were all African American

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Buffalo Up-Bringing The Army Reorganization Act of 1869 Maintained four all-black regiments Passed by radical Republicans led by

senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts There was the 9th and 10th cavalry

regiment and a 24th and 25th infantry regiment

They spent the next three decades on the western frontier

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24th Infantry This regiment was stationed in Texas

from 1869 to 1880 They were to fight off Indians over the

Staked Plains Served as a supply unit for various

cavalry units in Texas and New Mexico. They also needed to fight off horse

thieves and guard strategic points

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History on the 24th 24th was made up of two regiments, the

38th and the 41st on November 1st 1869 The regiment was originally made in the

aftermath of the U.S. Civil War as a segregated unit

People in the regiment mostly made up of veterans of the U. S. Colored Troops or freed slaves

They served throughout the western United States while in activation

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25th Infantry They served from the 1866 to 1946 In 1870 the regiment was placed along

the Mexican border and New Mexico for the next ten years

They provided border security, building roads and telegraph lines, and sometimes attacking Indian bands

The 25th constructed over 1,000 miles of roads and 300 miles of telegraph wire all over west Texas

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War History On 25th In 1880 25th was transferred to the Great

Plains mostly in Dakota territory Parts of the 25th reg. took part in the last

major Indian campaign, the Pine Ridge Campaign of 1890-1891

In 1894 several companies of the 25th were deployed to break up a strike on the Northern Pacific Railroad it was quickly ended

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Spanish American War (25) On the July 1, 1898 the colored regiments

made and attack on El Caney Men from the 25th were the first on top of

the summit Private T.C. Butler of H company (25th

infant.) captured the Spanish flag Officer from the 12th infantry took credit

for capturing the flag Spanish surrendered on the 14th of July,

25th was closer to Santiago than all other regiments.

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World War 2 From November 1944 to March 30, 1945,

the 25th infantry was involved in defensive actions around New Guinea

Regiment was transferred to Morotai Island where it arrived by April 12, 1945

They participated in offensive operations until the end of the war

Regiment was inactive at Camp Stonemen California on February 3, 1946

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9th Calvary Regiment The regiment was organized on

September 21, 1866 in New Orleans The men enlisted received $13 per

month, plus rooming, boarding, and clothing

The men were enlisted for five years. The horses that they got came from St.

Louis, Missouri

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Spanish American war (9th) In 1898, the 9th regiment served in the

Battle of Las Guasimas and the Battle of San Juan Hill

They rode alongside Roosevelt’s Rough Riders

In 1899 and in 1904 the 9th cavalry joined with other cavalry and infantry formed a park system

They fought against Pancho Villa in Mexico in 1916

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Second World War (9th) 9th cavalry was assigned to the 3rd

Calvary Division and transferred to the 2nd Calv. Div. to help in World War 2

The 9th did not serve as a unit in that war. They were later transferred to the

Mediterranean to be of use to other units The 9th was discharged on March 7, 1944

in North Africa

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10th Cavalry Regiment Colonel Benjamin Grierson founded the

10th Calvary regiment in 1866 Life in camp(Fort Leavenworth) was not

pleasant because their fort commander was a racist and did not want blacks in a regular army

He made life for them as difficult for them as could

Grierson had them transferred to Fort Riley

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10th Regiments Services For eight years they stationed at

numerous forts throughout Kansas and Indian territory

Provided safety for workers on the Pacific Railroad

Helped string miles of telegraph lines, and help build Fort Sill

In 1867 to 1868 helped in Gen. Sherman’s Campaigns preventing Cheyenne Indians from fleeing the northwest

They were discharged in 1944

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Quiz Time!!!!!!1. Who founded the 10th cavalry regiment?2. What 2 regiments are cavalry?3. What 2 regiments are infantry?4. How did the Buffalo Soldiers get their name?5. How was the 10th regiment treated in camp?6. What infantry built 1,000 miles of roads and 300 miles

of telegraph wire?7. What cavalry regiment rode with the “Roosevelt Rough

Riders” in a campaign?8. Which regiment fought at El Caney?9. What regiment was part of the “Park Rangers?”10. What regiment took credit for the capturing of the

Spanish flag even though they did not?