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What is a buffalo soldier?


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Buffalo Soldiers originally were members of the U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army, formed on September 21, 1866 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. A Buffalo Soldier was an African-American soldier serving in the western United States after the Civil War, the name is thought to have been because of the kinky hair and the Cheyenne were said to give them the name

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A buffalo soldier is a member of one of the African-American regiments within the U.S. Army after the Civil War. ChaCha!

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It is an African-American soldier serving in the western United States after the Civil War. ChaCha!

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The term has a long history but over time, Buffalo Soldiers became a generic term for all African American soldiers.

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They are all black platoons of the US armed forces.

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Buffalo Soldiers, comprised of former slaves, freemen and Black Civil War soldiers, were the first to serve during peacetime.

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Name given by Native American warriors to African-American solders fighting in the 9th and 10th calvary regiments in the 1860's.

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