Interestingly, African American soldiers from this era were called “Buffalo Soldiers,” a term conferred upon them by Plains Indians in respect to the soldiers’ bravery and appearance that ...

6, 2005, at age 111. Mark Matthews in uniform later in life, date unknown. (Buffalo Soldiers Greater Washington DC Chapter) In the years following the Civil War, some Black freedmen who fought in ...

The Buffalo Soldiers arrived in San Francisco in 1902, marking the first time a segregated unit was stationed in a major city ...

Steffon Jones, a Youngstown historian and Civil War reenactor, discusses Buffalo Soldiers buried at Tod Cemetery in Youngstown. Receiving proclamations from Youngstown Mayor Tito Brown and ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - March 29th is Vietnam War Veterans Day and in honor of this day, members of the community joined the 92nd Infantry Division of the Buffalo Soldiers at Revelation Baptist ...