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The Buffalo Soldiers on the Western Frontier
The piece traces Black troops in the Civil War era and their role in the west after 1866. It notes the 9th and 10th Cavalry, white officers, training by chaplains, low pay, shortages, discrimination, and harsh equipment quality as Black regiments faced systemic obstacles while serving in frontier campaigns.
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U.S. Amy
Crispus Attuckus
Boston
Fort Sumter
Confederacy
Army of
United States
South Carolina
East
West
Congress
America
West Point
9Th
10Th Cavalry
Edward Hatch
Main
Iowa
Greenville
Louisiana
Hatch
New Mexico
10Th
Benjamin Grierson
Illinois
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Bullis