Buffalo Soldier Historical Sites Tour at Sierra Vista Visitor Center
October 15, 2010 at 11:30am to October 15, 2011 at 3pm
The winning of the West and the history of Fort Huachuca owes a great debt to the first black U.S. Army units—the Buffalo Soldiers. On July 28, 1866, Congress passed legislation authorizing the formation of six Army regiments—the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments and the 38th, 39th, 40th, and 41st Infantry (later consolidated into the 24th and 25th Infantry Regiments)—to consist solely of black soldiers. Although black men had fought for the United States since the American Revolution, it was not…See More
