Voices of the Buffalo Soldier: Records, Reports, and Recollections of Military Life and Service in the West
- ISBN-10
- 0826323103
- ISBN-13
- 9780826323101
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 281
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- UNM Press
- Author
- Frank N. Schubert
Description
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.
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