The Buffalo Soldier
- ISBN-10
- 1455601632
- ISBN-13
- 9781455601639
- Category
- African American soldiers
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pelican Publishing
- Authors
- Garland, Sherry
Description
Realizing that his future lies in owning land, not just being free, a young man raised as a slave becomes a buffalo soldier--a member of an all-black cavalry regiment formed to protect white settlers from Indians, bandits, and outlaws, and that later fought in the Spanish American War. Includes historical note.
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