History
| the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments and 38th, 39th, 40th, and 41st Infantry Regiments. The Infantry Regiments were later combined into the 24th and the 25th Infantry Regiments. African-Americans from these units persevered through the most difficult conditions imaginable becoming the most elite and decorated units in the U.S. Army. Highly revered by Native Americans for their fierce fighting skills and physical attributes, they were nicknamed “Buffalo Soldiers.” African- American soldiers accepted this name with pride and adopted the Buffalo as a symbol of honor. |
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Bexar County Buffalo Soldiers Association
During the Indian Wars, fourteen
Buffalo Soldiers and four Seminole
Scouts were awarded the Medal of
Honor for gallantry.
Sgt. Emmanual Stance 9th Cavalry
Pvt. Adam Paine* 24th Infantry
Sgt. John Ward* 24th Infantry
Trumpter Issac Payne* 24th Infantry
Pvt. Pompey Factor* 24th Infantry
Cpl. Clinton Greaves 9th Cavalry
Sgt. Thomas Boyne 9th Cavalry
Sgt. John Denny 9th Cavalry
Sgt. Henry Johnson 9th Cavalry
Sgt. George Jordan 9th Cavalry
Sgt. Thomas Shaw 9th Cavalry
Sgt. Moses Williams 9th Cavalry
Pvt. Augustus Walley 9th Cavalry
Sgt. Brent Woods 9th Cavalry
Sgt. Benjamin Brown 24th Infantry
Cpl. Isaiah Mays 24th Infantry
Sgt. William McBryar 10th Cavalry
Cpl. Williams O. Wilson 9th Cavalry
1st. Lt. George E. Albee 41st Infantry
2d. Lt. George B. Burnett 9th Cavalry
Cpt. Louis Carpentar** 10th Cavalry
2d Lt. Powhatten H. Clarke
10th Cavalry
2d. Lt. Matthais W. Day 9th Cavalry
Cpt. Francis S. Dodge 9th Cavalry
2d. Lt. Robert T. Emmett 9th Cavalry
**Commanded Fort Sam Houston
1897-98
Buffalo Soldiers and four Seminole
Scouts were awarded the Medal of
Honor for gallantry.
Sgt. Emmanual Stance 9th Cavalry
Pvt. Adam Paine* 24th Infantry
Sgt. John Ward* 24th Infantry
Trumpter Issac Payne* 24th Infantry
Pvt. Pompey Factor* 24th Infantry
Cpl. Clinton Greaves 9th Cavalry
Sgt. Thomas Boyne 9th Cavalry
Sgt. John Denny 9th Cavalry
Sgt. Henry Johnson 9th Cavalry
Sgt. George Jordan 9th Cavalry
Sgt. Thomas Shaw 9th Cavalry
Sgt. Moses Williams 9th Cavalry
Pvt. Augustus Walley 9th Cavalry
Sgt. Brent Woods 9th Cavalry
Sgt. Benjamin Brown 24th Infantry
Cpl. Isaiah Mays 24th Infantry
Sgt. William McBryar 10th Cavalry
Cpl. Williams O. Wilson 9th Cavalry
1st. Lt. George E. Albee 41st Infantry
2d. Lt. George B. Burnett 9th Cavalry
Cpt. Louis Carpentar** 10th Cavalry
2d Lt. Powhatten H. Clarke
10th Cavalry
2d. Lt. Matthais W. Day 9th Cavalry
Cpt. Francis S. Dodge 9th Cavalry
2d. Lt. Robert T. Emmett 9th Cavalry
**Commanded Fort Sam Houston
1897-98
Ready and Move Forward
Ready and Move forward is a short film about the
Buffalo Soldiers. Click here to view film.
Ready and Move forward is a short film about the
Buffalo Soldiers. Click here to view film.
In July 1866, the US Congress
passed legislation officially called
an "Act to increase and fix the
Military Peace Establishment of
the United States." While the
legislative mandate down sized
the U.S. Army after the Civil War, it
also authorized creation of six new
military regiments of U.S. Colored
Troops into the regular U.S. Army.
These units were designated as
passed legislation officially called
an "Act to increase and fix the
Military Peace Establishment of
the United States." While the
legislative mandate down sized
the U.S. Army after the Civil War, it
also authorized creation of six new
military regiments of U.S. Colored
Troops into the regular U.S. Army.
These units were designated as
Buffalo Soldier History
Medal Honor Reciepients