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This unique book explores in depth the success of the buffalo soldiers in waging war and keeping the peace in the frontier Southwest

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New Mexico's Buffalo Soldiers Kiowa This map shows campgrounds andThough black soldiers constituted only ten percent of the U. S. Army after the Civil War, they often made up half of the available forces at specific points west of the Mississippi. Between the years 1866 and 1900, nearly 4,000 black men served in the military in New Mexico Territory alone. The term "buffalo soldiers" originated with Native Americans, who saw that the black soldiers' fighting spirit made them a worthy opponent. The soldiers accepted