About this title: Written in accessible prose that includes a synthesis of recent scholarship, this revised edition delves into the social impact of being an African-American soldier in the 19th century.
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Description: Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. Hardcover. Revised Ed. Used, very good. Very good overall with light to moderate wear. Includes dust jacket. read more
Edition: Revised Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr, Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780806135236ISBN:0806135239
Description: As New in As New jacket. Maroon cloth binding in colorful pictorial jacket. Includes a synthesis of recent scholarship and the social impact of being an African American soldier in teh nineteenth century. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780806135236ISBN:0806135239
Description: Fine/Fine DJ/Fine. 0-8061-3523-9 Revised Ed. read more
Edition: Revised
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780806138404ISBN:0806138408
Description: New. Written in accessible prose that includes a synthesis of recent scholarship, this revised edition delves into the social impact of being an African-American soldier in the 19th century. read more
Description: Good. 0806138408 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press, Norman
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780806135236ISBN:0806135239
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0806135239. A tight, unread copy with publisher's publicity material laid in.; 0.98 x 9.26 x 6.36 Inches; Originally published in 1967, William H. Leckie's The Buffalo Soldiers was the first book of its kind to recognize the importance of African American units in the conquest of the West. In this revised edition, the authors further explore the lives of buffalo soldiers in the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry Regiments, showing that they were increasingly confident in their ... read more
Edition: Revised Expanded Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press, Norman
Date Published: 2007
Description: Softcover. Brand new book. Originally published in 1967, William H. Leckie's The Buffalo Soldiers was the first book of its kind to recognize the importance of African American units in the conquest of the West. Decades later, with sales of more than 75, 000 copies, The Buffalo Soldiers has become a classic. Now, in a newly revised edition, the authors have expanded the original research to explore more deeply the lives of buffalo soldiers in the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry Regiments. Written in ... read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: UNIV OF OKLAHOMA PR
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780806135236ISBN:0806135239
Description: New. Written in accessible prose that includes a synthesis of recent scholarship, this revised edition delves into the social impact of being an African-American soldier in the 19th century. read more
Description: Good. 0806135239 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press, Norman
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780806135236ISBN:0806135239
Description: New in New jacket. 319 pages, maps, illustrations, photos. "Futher explores the lives of the buffalo soldiers in the Tenth and Ninth Cavalry Regiments. " read more
"Anyone interested in American Military, Frontier, or Black history should read this book. I still have my 1967 edition. BTW the cover shown is not the one I have."
"This was a collection of actual military entries for about the first 25 years of the 9th and 10th calvary. Kind of a dry read, but an interesting view of their history."
"Military historian William Leckie has written a fine history of the black soldiers who served in the Army after the Civil. Dubbed buffalo soldiers by the Indians they fought, these tough, brave men served with distinction and honor in horrible conditions: drought, heat, cold, poor supplies, shoddy horses, and often lack of support from the Army command in Washington. And yet, by the early 1890s, their desertion rate was the lowest in the Army.
Many blacks - 180,000 - served in the Civil War on the Union side. After the war, Congress created six new regiments of black troops - four infantry and two cavalry. The cavalry regiments became the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry. Congress required that all offices were white - not so much out of racism, but because there weren't enough qualified blacks (that would quickly change, of course). And each regiment got its own chaplain, which taught the men reading, writing, and arithmetic, in addition to ministering to their spiritual needs.
On General Grant's recommendation, Generals Benjamin Grierson and Edward Hatch were appointed to lead the Tenth and Ninth Cavalries, respectively. By Leckie's account, both were honest, decent men who treated their black troops well and respected their fighting ability. The white officers they appointed were much the same.
The difficulties the black regiments faced came mainly from Washington. Grierson and Hatch had to fight, scratch, and claw for decent supplies and horses. The Ninth and Tenth often received the worst horses and leftover, substandard foodstuffs. They also faced opposition and outright hostility from white base commanders, who resented serving with black troops.
But despite the obstacles, and to their credit, the men's morale remained high, and their contribution was essential for making the American frontier safe for settlement. They fought against Comanches, Kiowas, Apaches, and other hostile tribes in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. They also confronted Mexican bandits and white horse thieves.
As fighters, there were probably no superior cavalry forces in the army. These guys were tough, often marching hundreds and thousands of miles with little food and water, fighting Indians along the way. But they did their duty and did it well. Of course, there was the occasional troublemaker, and military discipline took care of them.
Leckie has written a fine book, giving these soldiers their long overdue credit."
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