Black Infantry In The West Marguerite Henry Paperback 186 pages

Paperback  186 pages

Testing the boundaries of who we think we are

light-hearted comedy on every page

The numerous sequence color photographs depict riders from all levels

Black Infantry In The West Marguerite Henry Paperback 186 pagesAuthor: Arlen L. Fowler 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