The Black Infantry in the West, 1869-1891

by Arlen L. Fowler

Overview

After nearly 200,000 African-American soldiers fought in the Civil War, Congress enacted legislation to authorize regiments of cavalry and infantry for service in the West. The Ninth and Tenth cavalries won fame as "buffalo soldiers" in the Indian wars, nearly overshadowing the critical support role of the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth infantries. Now Arlen L. Fowler brings to light the story of African-American infantry service from 1869 to 1891 in Texas, Indian Territory, the Dakotas, Montana, and Arizona.

At first the infantry’s primary role was to escort trains and stagecoaches build roads and telegraph lines, and guard supply lines, with only an occasional battle against raiding Indians and outlaws.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780837133133
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/29/1971
Series:	Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies: Contemporary Black Poets , #6
Pages:	188
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Arlen L. Fowler, who was Professor of History at the University of Tulsa, is the author of Why Black History?

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 The Army in the West
2 The Texas Years
3 The Twenty-fifth Infantry in the Dakotas and Montana
4 The Twenty-fourth Infantry in the Southwest
5 The Black Infantry and Education in the Army
6 The Attitude of the Army Toward the Black Infantrymen
7 Hope for a Better Day
Bibliography
Index