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Buffalo Soldier
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
. This nickname was given to the "
Negro
Cavalry
" by the
Native American
tribes they 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 Regiment
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