Buffalo Soldiers Reenactors
by Priscilla Burgers
Title
Buffalo Soldiers Reenactors
Artist
Priscilla Burgers
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
These reenactors represented he Buffalo Soldiers at the Whisky Row Shootout event in Prescott, Arizona. Buffalo Soldiers originally were members of the U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army, formed on September 21, 1866 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The black regiments could only serve west of the Mississippi River because of the prevailing attitudes following the Civil War. The Buffalo Soldier's main charge was to protect settlers as they moved west and to support the westward expansion by building the infrastructure needed for new settlements to flourish. The name 'Buffalo Soldiers' was given to the "Negro Cavalry" by the Native American tribes they fought The term eventually became synonymous with all of the African-American regiments formed in 1866. There seem to be three possible reasons for the name. One, it is said that the curly hair of the soldiers reminded them of the Buffalo. Two, they were given the name because their fierce, brave nature reminded them of the way buffalos fought. Third, it may have been because they wore thick coats made from buffalo hide during winter. Whatever the reason, the term was used respectfully and with honor. On September 6, 2005, Mark Matthews, who was the oldest living Buffalo Soldier, died at the age of 111. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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