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American History

Buzz cook

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1. The history of the 9th, 10th cavalry and 24th, 25th infantry has been neglected

Reply to Rowdyboy (Original post)

Tue Jan 10, 2017, 09:40 PM

Jan 2017

However they were formed after the American Civil War so there was no need for the Underground Railway to get them there. The 8th cavalry was not a "Buffalo Soldier" unit.
Finally most of the officers were white. Unfortunately racism had driven most of the African American officers out of the army by the late 1800s.

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The history of the 9th, 10th cavalry and 24th, 25th infantry has been neglected Buzz cook Jan 2017 #1

Worth a good look. Thanks. nt oasis Jul 2017 #2