Buffalo soldiers went to war with who?

Answer 1

During the Civil War, black solders served in state units. Following the Civil War, black solders were organized into the 10th cavalry. These were called "Buffalo solders". They were organized in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, for the purpose of protecting the continental railroad. They drove off the Sioux Indians, and Chief Sitting Bull, and made it safe for the trains. At that point they were sent to the South West part of the United States. There they fought against the Comanche Indians and then the Apaches. They fought the Apaches and captured Geronimo. They fought in Cuba during the Spanish American War. The Spanish Army had Teddy Roosevelt and his unit pinned down during the battle of San Juan Hill. They could not move. Then the Buffalo Solders captured San Juan Hill and rescued Teddy Roosevelt. Their last fighting occurred during the war against Poncho Villa in northern Mexico. Poncho Villa ran a combination army and smuggling ring. The smugglers paid for his army. By putting the smugglers out of business, the Buffalo Solders basically destroyed Poncho Villa's army. The smugglers simply went home rather than fight. (There was no good neighbor policy at the time.) During World War 1, the cavalry ceased to exist as a fighting unit and the 10th became a supply unit. After World War 2, The Cavalry was reorganized as a tank unit but all black units ceased to exist. Members of the 10th Cavalry wear a buffalo patch on their sleeve.