Buffalo Soldier Regiment

by Nankivell, John; Taylor, Quintard

• ISBN13: 9780803283794
• ISBN10: 0803283792
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr

Summary

In a debate in the Senate on July 9, 1866, contemplating the formation of a black infantry regiment, some senators observed that "if it was a privilege to serve in the Army, the colored troops had earned the privilege by their gallantry, and that if it was a duty, they should not be allowed to shirk it." Indeed, black soldiers had been serving since the Revolutionary War, but now, for the first time, they became part of the regular army, enjoying the same privileges, performing the same duties, and facing the same tedium and occasional danger that were every soldier's lot, but with the added burden of the intense racism of the time. Buffalo Soldier Regiment offers a detailed record of the service, exploits, travels, and traditions of one of these units, the "grand old Twenty-fifth."Drawing on a wealth of official records, reports, and personal recollections, this book reconstructs the experiences of the Twenty-fifth Regiment from its formation in 1869 through its service in the border town of Nogales, Arizona, in 1926. Following the troops as they move all over the country, we see the soldiers engaged in scouting, escort and guard duty, and road building; skirmishing with Indians; quelling labor riots; fighting forest fires; and even campaigning in Cuba and the Philippines. From its moments of drama to its depictions of garrison life and accounts of the regiment's Bicycle Corps and baseball team, this volume preserves a vital part of America's complex history.Quintard Taylor Jr. is Bullitt Professor of History at the University of Washington and the author of In Search of the Racial Frontier: African Americans in the American West, 1528-1990.

Author Biography

Quintard Taylor Jr. is Bullitt Professor of History at the University of Washington and the author of In Search of the Racial Frontier: African Americans in the American West, 1528–1990.

Table of Contents

The colored soldier in the service of the United States prior to 1866
The Act of Congress July 28, 1866, and the formation of the 39th and 40th Regiments of Infantry (Colored)
The Act of Congress of March 3, 1869, and the organization of the present 25th Infantry, United States Army
Previous Twenty-fifth Infantry Regiments of the United States Army
Service in Department of Louisiana
Death of Colonel Mower
Depleted strength of regiment
Movement to Texas
Arrival at new stations
Report of Inspector General
Changes among the officers
Scouting, escort and guard duty, and road building
The regiment changes station
Skirmishes with Indians at Central Station, Texas
Movement of Companies C and I to Forts Gibson and Sill
The fight at the Wichita agency
Colonel Davidson's report
Events during 1876 to 1879
Affairs along the Rio Grande border in 1878
The Mackenzie Expedition, June 11-21, 1878
Effects of the Mackenzie Expedition
An appreciation of the regiment's work in Texas, 1870-1880
Commendatory order from Commanding Officer District of Pecos
General Ord's recommendations
The regiment moves to the Department of Dakota
Move to Fort Snelling
Abandonment of Fort Hale
An inspection report
The regiment moves to Montana
Events 1889-1890
Skeletonizing of Companies I and K
The Pine Ridge Campaign of 1890-91
Return of Lieut. Colonel Van Horne's battalion to Fort Missoula
Cos. B, C and E, change station to Fort Buford, N. D.
Retirement of Colonel Andrews
Colonel Burt assumes command of the regiment
The Couer D'Alene labor riots
The search for the Carlin hunting party
G Company and Coxey's "Army"
The great railroad strike on the N. P. R. R., 1894
Commendations
An uneventful period
Changes of station Companies A, C, D and E
The renaissance in training methods
An inspection report
The Twenty-fifth Infantry Bicycle Corps
Garrison life during the period, 1894-97
Rumors of war
The blowing up of the battleship Maine
More rumors
Orders to move
Arrival of the regiment at Chickamauga Park
Companies A and G, to Key West
Concentration at Tampa, Florida
The daily routine at Tampa
Embarking for Cuba
At sea
Arrival in Cuba
The Campaign of Santiago
Capt. Loughborough's recollections of the campaign
Lieut. Col. Daggett's reports on the battle of El Caney
General Chaffee's indorsement
The capture of the Spanish flag at El Caney
Lieutenant French's, Caldwell's, and Moss's reports on the battle
Losses
An amusing incident
Lieut. Col. Daggett's order to the regiment
A change of camp
Sickness
Homeward bound
The reorganization of the regiment
Organization of Companies I, K, L and M
Stations in the Department of the Colorado
The Philippine Insurrection
Preparations for the Philippines
Departure for the Philippine Islands
Report on the operations of the regiment in the Philippines
General Grant's report
Scouting in the Philippines
The O'Donnell affair
Death of Lieut. Schenck
O'Neil's fight at Iba
Surrender of Col. Arce
Heroism of Sgt. Green
Amusing anecdotes
Colonel Burt's promotion and farewell to the regiment
Colonel A. H. Bowman is assigned to the regiment
The return to the United States
Another commendatory order
Record of Events 1902 to 1905
Changes of stations during 1906
Fort Niobrara, July 1906
Orders for foreign service
The regiment returns to the Philippine Islands, September, 1907
Duty in Mindanao, P. I.
Events during 1907, 1908 and 1909
Expeditions against hostile Moros
The expedition to Basilan, April, May and June, 1908
Diary Co. B 25th Infantry, April to June, 1908
Return of the regiment to the United States, October 1909
Garrison life at Forts Lawton and George Wright, Washington
Maneuvers at American Lake
Fighting Forest Fires in Montana and Idaho
Commendatory letters
Colonel Hoyt is promoted Brigadier General
His successors
Maneuvers at Montesano, Gray's Harbor, Wash.
March of Co. M
Departure for Hawaii
Service in Hawaii
Record of Events 1913-1918
Changes in organization of the regiment
Organization of Headquarters, Machine Gun and Supply Companies
Calls upon the regiment for Officers and Non-commissioned officers for the new armies
Changes in Commanding Officers
The regiment moves to Arizona, August, 1918
"Ambos Nogales"
The fight at Nogales Aug. 27-28, 1918
Arrival of the regiment at Nogales
Border duty
Camp Stephen D. Little
Record of Events, 1919-1926
Relations with people of Nogales
Athletics in the 25th Infantry
The regimental baseball teams, 1894-1914
Some well-known players
Field and Track Teams
25th Infantry sets new record for Soldiers in America
Conclusion
Appendix A	p. 176
Extracts from "The War of the Rebellion, Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
Series III, Vol. V, Serial No. 126." Colored men and their relation to the military service, as established by laws and orders during the late war, and their recruitment as soldiers
Appendix B (1)	p. 179
The formation of the regiments of Louisiana Native Guards
Appendix B (2)	p. 181
Extracts from "Army Life in a Black Regiment"
The First Black Soldiers
Appendix C	p. 183
The Battle of Port Hudson, May 23, 1863
Appendix D	p. 185
General Orders No. 56, A. G. O., War Department, Aug. 1, 1866
Reorganization of the Army under the Act of July 28, 1866
Appendix E	p. 187
The Reddick Carney affair
Appendix F	p. 188
General Orders No. 16, A. G. O., War Department, March 11, 1869
Reorganization of the Army under the Act of March 3, 1869
General Orders No. 17, A. G. O., March 15, 1869
Reorganization of the Infantry of the Army
Appendix G	p. 190
General Orders No. 2, A. G. O., January 7, 1870
Death of Colonel Mower
Appendix H	p. 191
Translation of an editorial in a Monterey paper, dated Sept. 7, 1878, anent affairs along the Rio Grande border
Appendix I	p. 193
Military history of Brigadier General George L. Andrews
Appendix J	p. 194
Brigadier General George Andrews' recollections of the Couer d' Alene and N. P. R. R. labor troubles, 1892 and 1896
Appendix K	p. 195
Colonel Miles' report on the operations of the Second Brigade, Second Division, Fifty Army Corps, at the Battle of El Caney, July 1, 1898
Appendix L	p. 197
Extract from "Campaigning in Cuba,"
The colored troops in the battles of El Caney and San Juan
Appendix M	p. 198
Military Record of Brigadier General Aaron S. Daggett, U. S. Army, Retired
Appendix N	p. 200
Extracts from Denver newspapers regarding departure of the Twenty-fifth Infantry for the Philippine Islands, June 28, 1899
Appendix O	p. 202
General Orders No. 2 Twenty-fifth Infantry, February 5, 1900
Death of Lieut. W. T. Schenck, 25th Infantry
Appendix P	p. 203
Military history of Colonel Andrew S. Burt, 25th U. S. Infantry
Appendix Q	p. 205
Letter of commendation on conduct of the regiment from the city of Spokane, Washington, Dec. 29, 1909
Appendix R	p. 206
The regimental coat of arms
Appendix S	p. 209
The regimental color
Appendix T	p. 210
Colonels of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, 1869-1926
Appendix U	p. 211
The Gaz Expedition, November, 1908
Bibliography	p. 233
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