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Buffalo Soldiers National Museum

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Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Phone:
+1 713-942-8920

Hours:
SundayClosed
Monday10am - 5pm
Tuesday10am - 5pm
Wednesday10am - 5pm
Thursday10am - 5pm
Friday10am - 5pm
Saturday10am - 4pm


Buffalo Soldiers originally were members of the 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army, formed on September 21, 1866, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. This nickname was given to the Black Cavalry by Native American tribes who fought in the Indian Wars. The term eventually became synonymous with all of the African American regiments formed in 1866: 9th Cavalry Regiment 10th Cavalry Regiment 24th Infantry Regiment 25th Infantry RegimentAlthough several African American regiments were raised during the Civil War as part of the Union Army , the Buffalo Soldiers were established by Congress as the first peacetime all-black regiments in the regular U.S. Army. On September 6, 2005, Mark Matthews, the oldest surviving Buffalo Soldier, died at the age of 111. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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