Buffalo Soldiers

Part 1: Researching the history of the Buffalo Soldiers

Use the sites listed below to answer the following questions about buffalo soldiers: Where did the buffalo soldiers come from? Where did they serve? When they served (what years)? How and from who did they get their nickname? What were their duties or responsibilities? Who commanded them (whites or blacks)? What were problems the buffalo soldiers faced? What contributions did they make?

Brief History

http://www.buffalosoldiermuseum.com/?linkid=400&webid=1000

Military History

http://www.buffalosoldiermuseum.com/?linkid=410&webid=1000

9th & 10th Regiment

http://www.buffalosoldiermuseum.com/?linkid=420&webid=1000

24th & 25th Infantry

http://www.buffalosoldiermuseum.com/?linkid=430&webid=1000

Medals of Honors

http://www.buffalosoldiers-lawtonftsill.org/honor.htm

Part 2: Researching Important Buffalo Soldiers

Choose one of the ten buffalo soldiers below to research. You will be writing a letter to the folks back home from the point of view of the buffalo soldier you choose. Your letter must include the following information: where the soldier was stationed, why he was stationed there, what kind of duties and responsibilities he had, and the achievements or accomplishments of that soldier. You may also include facts from your Part 1 research. Use your creativity to fill in the rest.

Cathay Williams

http://www.buffalosoldiers-lawtonftsill.org/williams.htm

Henry Ossian Flipper

http://www.buffalosoldiers-lawtonftsill.org/flipper.htm

Emauel Stance

http://www.buffalosoldiers-lawtonftsill.org/stance.htm

Bass Reaves

http://www.buffalosoldiers-lawtonftsill.org/bassreeves.htm

George R. Burnett

http://www.buffalosoldiers-lawtonftsill.org/burnett.htm

George Jordan

http://www.buffalosoldiers-lawtonftsill.org/jordan.htm