Military Conflict – Spanish-American War
George William Ford (1847-1939)
Major George William Ford was an original member of the 10th Cavalry (Buffalo Soldiers) and later a Major with the...
Formation of the Buffalo Soldiers, 1866
On July 28, 1866, the Thirty-Ninth Congress passed the Act to increase and fix the Military Peace Establishment of the...
Battle of San Juan and Kettle Hill (1898)
During the Spanish American War, several battles were fought that included Buffalo Soldiers. The Battle of Kettle Hill (generally known...
San Juan Hill, New York City (ca. 1895-1940)
African Americans began a migration up the island of Manhattan in the early 1800s. Starting in Five Points, which is...
Buffalo Soldiers in Skagway, Alaska (1899-1902)
In May of 1899 the United States Army sent Buffalo Soldiers, the black soldiers of Company L of the 24th...
25th Infantry Regiment (1866-1947)
When the U.S. Army was reorganized on July 28, 1866 for peacetime service after the American Civil War, six regiments were set aside...
William McBryar (1861-1941)
William McBryar was a biracial buffalo soldier whose received the Medal of Honor for his participation in the 1890 Cherry Creek Campaign in Arizona Territory....
25th Infantry Bicycle Corps (1896-97)
The 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps was a unit of black soldiers commanded by a white officer, Lt. James A. Moss,...
Benjamin O. Davis Sr. (1877-1970)
Benjamin O. Davis Sr. was the first African American to be named a general in the American military. Davis claimed...
