NATIONAL BUFFALO SOLDIERS DAY
Fri, Jul 28
|NATIONAL BUFFALO SOLDIERS DAY
Time & Location
Jul 28, 2023, 12:00 AM – 11:50 PM
NATIONAL BUFFALO SOLDIERS DAY, JW MARRIOTT, TAMPA FLORIDA
About the event
Description:
BUFFALO SOLDIERS DAY | JULY 28
Buffalo Soldiers Day on July 28th commemorates the formation of the first regular Army regiments comprising African American soldiers in 1866.
Congress established the first peacetime all-black regiments in the regular U.S. Army after the end of the Civil War. The Buffalo Soldiers (one of many African-American regiments raised during the Civil War) were the first instituted.
Since they were frontier regiments, Buffalo Soldiers of the 9th and 10th Cavalries protected unsettled lands as pioneers moved westward. They also faced the hardships of the Wild West. During and after the Civil War, Army desertion rates remained high. However, among Buffalo Soldiers, low rates prevailed. They were also noted for their dedication and commitment during the Spanish-American War and other engagements during the late 1800s.