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On the Trail of the Buffalo Soldier: Biographies of African Americans in the U.S. Army, 1866-1917 [Hardcover]

Frank N. Th Schubert (Author), Frank N. Schubert (Other Contributor)
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The compiler, a historian for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spent over 20 years searching military records and ephemera for biographical information on "buffalo soldiers," or African Americans in military service. This term, considered complimentary, was coined by Native Americans when black army regiments were sent to the Western frontier. The biographical sketches cover nearly 8000 of the soldiers who served during the Civil War through World War I. (Bear in mind that about 180,000 blacks served in the Civil War alone.) Entries are alphabetical by surname, with information ranging from one line to a column or more for those such as Lt. Col. Benjamin O. Davis, "first colored man to pass examination for regular Army commission." Sources are provided in nearly all cases. For longer entries, chronologically arranged data provide some understanding of the problems, lifestyles, and flavor of the period, but information is sketchy for most and may be limited to an isolated positive or negative event. An introduction, appendixes, and extensive bibliography of sources are included. Recommended for libraries supporting researchers in African American genealogy and military history.
Stanley P. Hodge, Ball State Univ. Libs., Muncie, Ind.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Four African American army regiments served through almost the entire period of the segregated army, the Ninth and Tenth until 1944 and the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth until 1951 and 1949, respectively. In the course of the Tenth Cavalry's early clashes with the tribes of the southern plains, the men of the regiment came to be called "buffalo soliders." The name apparently originated with the Indians, who may have seen a similarity between the hair and skin of the soldiers and the buffalo. Most writers on the subject contend that the name reflected the respect that the Indian warriors had for the African American soldiers. The buffalo became a prominent element of the Tenth's regimental crest and, before long, the Ninth's troopers also became known as buffalo soldiers and ultimately infantrymen as well.

This book provides biographical information on about 8,000 African American soldiers who served in the army in the 50 years between the Civil War and World War I, a little-known group that contributed significantly to the nation's development. The entries, arranged in alphabetical order, range from virtually complete life histories to fragments of data, depending on how much information researchers were able to find. Entries include a wide range of personal information, as well as details of military service, while illuminating the range of sources available to historians and genealogists. A bibliography of sources consulted is followed by a number of appendixes that list the number of blacks in the four regiments from 1867 to 1916, the number of soldiers killed in action, those that received the Medal of Honor, and the locations of regimental headquarters.

This is a special resource for all major historical collections that support African American studies programs. It is recommended for universities, colleges, and large public libraries.

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