The Buffalo Soldiers
The U.S. Army was reorganized in 1886 after the Civil War. Six Black regiments were for formed by law to be a part of the regular army for their valor during the Civil War. In 1866, Congress passed an act creating four regiments: the Twenty fourth and Twenty-fifth Infantry and the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry. The four regiments were supposed to remain a permanent part of the Army. From these four regiments, the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry distinguished themselves during the Indian Wars in the West between 1870 and 1900. The Ninth and Tenth Cavalry were nicknamed "Buffalo Soldiers" by the Cheyenne and Comanche Indians. These soldiers were widely feared by the Indians. During this time the Buffalo Soldiers made up about 20 percent of the Armed Forces in the West.
The 9th and 10th Cavalries' played an enormous part in defeating the Mexican revolutionaries, hostile Native Americans, outlaws, comancheros, and rustlers. These Cavalries accomplished these feats in some of......

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