A brief history of African-American soldiers who served in the Ninth and Tenth cavalries during the Civil War, the Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, the Philippine-American War, and the world wars.
General Note
Includes index.
Content Note
Buffalo soldiers -- Black soldiers in the Civil War -- Prejudice in the Army -- On the western frontier -- The Indian Wars -- Henry O. Flipper -- The Battle of San Juan Hill -- The Philippine-American War -- Charles Young -- Park Rangers -- Mexico and World War I -- The end of military segregation -- Heroes of the military -- Glossary.