Buffalo Soldiers Day Celebrated Sunday

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Buffalo Soldiers Day Celebrated Sunday

Sunday marks Buffalo Soldiers Day, which honors the first regiments of African-American soldiers in the U.S. Army.

Updated: 12:35 PM CDT July 28, 2024

Sunday marks Buffalo Soldiers Day, which honors the first regiments of African-American soldiers in the U.S. Army. Open the video player above to see some of the headlines KOCO 5 is tracking. In an act passed by the U.S. Congress on July 28, 1866, lawmakers wanted to reorganize the Army for peacetime service after the American Civil War and created several all-Black infantry and cavalry regiments. The soldiers eventually became known as Buffalo Soldiers, after a nickname given to the soldiers by Native American tribes of the Great Plains who believed the soldiers’ hair resembled bison fur and revered the soldiers’ fierce fighting style, according to the U.S. Army Field Artillery School. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here. The Buffalo Soldiers played a vital role in Indian Territory as well as other areas of the western United States. The 9th Cavalry, 10th Cavalry and 24th Infantry all served in present-day Oklahoma in the late 1800s, according to the Oklahoma Historical Society. The soldiers fought in the Indian Wars and World War II, built roads and infrastructure and guarded settlers and mail routes in the American West, according to the U.S. Army Field Artillery School. Notable soldiers included Lt. Henry O. Flipper, the first African-American graduate of the U.S. Military Academy in 1877. Flipper served at Fort Sill and created drainage around the fort to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds, which helped end a malaria epidemic that killed many soldiers at the fort, according to the U.S. Army Field Artillery School. FeaturedParis Olympics Day 1 Recap: Here’s What HappenedMembers of Grammy-nominated gospel group dead in plane crashOne person shot, another struck by car after gunfire at house party in southwest Oklahoma City, police sayOHP: Two Oklahoma men killed in separate single-vehicle crashes along state highwaysTwo men, woman arrested, accused of throwing man off bridge near Henryetta

Sunday marks Buffalo Soldiers Day, which honors the first regiments of African-American soldiers in the U.S. Army.

Open the video player above to see some of the titles KOCO 5 is tracking.

In an act passed by the U.S. Congress on July 28, 1866, lawmakers sought to reorganize the military for peacetime service after the American Civil War and created several all-black infantry and cavalry regiments.

The soldiers eventually became known as Buffalo Soldiers, a nickname given to the soldiers by Native American tribes of the Great Plains who believed the soldiers’ hair resembled the fur of a buffalo and revered the soldiers’ fierce fighting style, according to the U.S. Army Field Artillery School.

Get the latest news that interests you by clicking here.

The Buffalo Soldiers played a vital role in Indian Territory as well as other areas of the western United States. The 9th Cavalry, 10th Cavalry and 24th Infantry all served in present-day Oklahoma in the late 1800s, according to the Oklahoma Historical Society.

Soldiers fought in the Indian Wars and World War II, built roads and infrastructure, and protected settlers and mail routes in the American West, according to the U.S. Army Field Artillery School.

Among the soldiers was Lt. Henry O. Flipper, the first African American to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy in 1877. Flipper served at Fort Sill and created drainage around the fort to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds, which helped end a malaria epidemic that killed many soldiers at the fort, according to the U.S. Army Field Artillery School.

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