The Buffalo Soldiers

  • The Buffalo Soldiers: A Narrative of the Negro Cavalry in the West
    The Buffalo Soldiers: A Narrative of the Negro Cavalry in the West
    By William H. Leckie

    The Ghost Dance craze and accompanying unrest were also disturbing to the military , and in early November , Brigadier General Thomas H. Ruger , commanding the Department of Dakota , made an investigation of conditions on the ...

  • The Buffalo Soldiers: A Narrative of the Black Cavalry in the West, Revised Edition
    The Buffalo Soldiers: A Narrative of the Black Cavalry in the West, Revised Edition
    By William H. Leckie, Shirley A. Leckie

    Carroll's men had consumed tainted water at the onset of their march. ... It had been a close call for Carroll's diminutive battalion. ... and Lieutenant T. C. Lebo with H, D, and K amassed the amazing total of six thousand miles.

  • The Buffalo Soldiers: A Narrative of the Black Cavalry in the West, Revised Edition
    The Buffalo Soldiers: A Narrative of the Black Cavalry in the West, Revised Edition
    By William H. Leckie, Shirley A. Leckie

    On the night of January 31, Private William Watkins of E Company was so engaged in McDonald's Saloon. Tom McCarthy, a sheepman along the San Saba River, was enjoying the show and buying drinks. When Watkins finally tired and expressed a ...

  • The Buffalo Soldiers: A Narrative of the Black Cavalry in the West
    The Buffalo Soldiers: A Narrative of the Black Cavalry in the West
    By William H. Leckie

    Written in accessible prose that includes a synthesis of recent scholarship, this revised edition delves into the social impact of being an African-American soldier in the 19th century.

  • The Buffalo Soldiers: Their Epic Story and Major Campaigns
    The Buffalo Soldiers: Their Epic Story and Major Campaigns
    By Debra J. Sheffer Ph.D.

    When he arrived at Leavenworth in 1866, the post's commander, Brevet Major General William Hoffman, made no secret of his extreme racism and determined to make things as difficult as possible for Grierson and the Tenth.

  • The Buffalo Soldiers
    The Buffalo Soldiers
    By Tamra Orr

    As peacekeepers on American soil and as soldiers fighting the Spanish-American War, the Buffalo Soldiers saved lives and gave their own to help the United States grow.

  • The Buffalo Soldiers
    The Buffalo Soldiers
    By Cliff Mills

    Buffalo Soldiers in the West: A Black Soldiers Anthology. Eds. Bruce A. Glasrud and Michael N. Searles. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2007. Cox, Clinton. The Forgotten Heroes: The Story of the Buffalo Soldiers.

  • The Buffalo Soldiers
    The Buffalo Soldiers
    By Tamra Orr

    These black soldiers were not the first to fight for the US. During the Revolutionary War, more than 7,000 African Americans fought for our country's independence. This easy-reading narrative tells the story of the Buffalo Soldiers.

  • The Buffalo Soldiers
    The Buffalo Soldiers
    By Alice K. Flanagan

    Read about the lives and experiences of the Buffalo Soldiers.

  • The Buffalo Soldiers
    The Buffalo Soldiers
    By John Prebble

    Tragic story of misunderstanding and revenge among white men, Negro troops, and Indians in the Southwest just after the Civil War.