Directory of Buffalo Soldiers Resources

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Buffalo Soldiers were the first permanent black regiments to be raised by the US Congress in peace time. They existed from 1866 until after the Second World War. Originally horse cavalry regiments, they later mechanized.

Resources in This Category

• African-Americans in Military History

  http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/afhist/aftoc.htm
  Extensive bibliography on black soldiers in the American forces from the Revolution to WWII, by the US Airforce University.

• Buffalo Soldiers and Indian Wars

  http://www.buffalosoldier.net/
  Photographs, videos, and text narratives of the battles and history of these American regiments in the US-Indian Wars.

• Buffalo Soldiers in Utah Territory

  http://www.historynet.com/buffalo-soldiers-in-utah-territory.htm
  On the black 9th Cavalry that served with white infantrymen against the Ute Indians at Fort Duchesne.

• Buffalo Soldiers National Museum

  http://www.buffalosoldiermuseum.com/
  Comprehensive resources on research, galleries, veterans' association, shop, and children's activities.

• Buffalo Soldiers On the Eve of War

  http://www.history.army.mil/topics/afam/buffalo.htm
  Photo-essay of the regiments' preparation for combat in WWII.

• Cecil Ward White

  http://www.buffalo-soldier.com/
  Autobiography of this retired Major describes his experiences as a Buffalo Soldier and black officer during racial integration of the US Army.

• El Paso Buffalo Soldiers

  http://www.buffalosoldierselpaso.net/
  Texan association for the preservation of the memory of black cavalry in the state.

• Greater North Carolina Chaper of Buffalo Soldiers

  http://www.northcarolina910horsecav.org/
  State organization for veterans and admirers of the African-American 9th and 10th Cavalry.

• Handbook of Texas on the Buffalo Soldiers

  https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qlb01
  University of Texas overview of the birth of the black cavalry regiments in the US.

• Los Angeles Association for the Buffalo Soldiers

  http://www.buffalola.com/
  Official US Army Unit Association in the city for veterans and supporters of the African-American cavalry regiments.

• Tenth Regiment of Cavalry

  http://www.history.army.mil/books/R&H/R&H-10CV.htm
  US Army page on the history, ordinances, and feats of the Buffalo Soldiers cavalry.

• Washington DC 9th & 10th Cavalry

  http://www.buffalosoldiers-washington.com/
  The national capital regional association for the Buffalo Soldiers features the oldest known veteran of these cavalry regiments.

• Wikipedia: Buffalo Soldier

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Soldier
  Open encyclopaedia article on the origins, equipment, and history of the US's first permanent black regiments.

• Woods and Wanton Buffalo Solidiers

  http://www.wdwn-tampa.org/
  Commemorates and researches the history of the African-American cavalry in Florida.

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