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Social Studies
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Kaylee Hawkins
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Buffalo Soldiers
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How would you feel if you were fighting in a war for the same cause as others but was placed in a segregated unit because of your race?
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Buffalo Soldiers
About 20 soldiers went with General Sherman on his tour of Texas in 1871 at the time of the Warren Wagon Train Raid. Seventeen were African Americans from the Tenth Cavalry. These soldiers had been assigned to serve at Fort Sill. They were among the many African American soldiers sent to the area. Their goal was to make Texas safe for new settlers.
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About 180,000 African Americans fought for the Union Army during the Civil War.
These soldiers served in segregated units. This meant that they were separated from others because of their race.
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The African American soldiers had shown great skill in battle. So Congress formed units of African American troops after the war to serve in the West.
Native Americans called them “buffalo soldiers.” The name was a sign of respect for their fighting skills.
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African American Troops on the Frontier
Buffalo soldiers serving in Texas were stationed in a former slaveholding state.
They sometimes faced unfair treatment from settlers as a result. At times, these conflicts with white settlers turned violent.
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African American Troops on the Frontier
The buffalo soldiers were not always treated fairly by the army, either. They almost always served under white officers.
Often, the buffalo soldiers were given poor quality horses and supplies.
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African American Troops on the Frontier
Despite these hardships, the buffalo soldiers served well. They performed a wide variety of duties. These included patrolling and guarding the frontier and building roads and forts. The soldiers fought in nearly every battle in West Texas and along the Rio Grande.
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African American Troops on the Frontier
They became well known for their fighting skills.
Thirteen enlisted men and six officers were awarded the Medal of Honor for their conduct in the Indian wars of the late 1800s.
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