America’s Buffalo Soldiers Re-Enactors Association
9th & 10th Cavalry,

25th & 26th INfantry

The name Buffalo Soldier paints an image of rugged horseback riding military men fighting America’s battles in the mid-19th century in what one could refer to as the “Wild West”.  In truth, America’s Buffalo Soldiers derived its name from black Americans who were denied the right to serve this country in prior wars because of their race.  A group of these Black Americans found a way to serve their country in 1866, immediately after the Civil War as the, 9th & 10th Cavalrymen and 24th & 25th Infantrymen whose job it was to keep the peace with the Indians because of the perceived comity which these minorities would have with each other.  Many blacks were eager to enlist because the United States Army afforded them an opportunity for economic betterment, which society did not.  From 1882 to 1894, 18 of America’s Buffalo Soldiers became Medal of Honor winners.  These four regiments were ultimately painted with the name “Buffalo Soldiers” by the Plains Indians.