By Charles L. Kenner
The inclusion of the 9th Cavalry and 3 different African American regiments within the post–Civil battle military used to be one of many nation’s such a lot tricky social experiments. the 1st fifteen years following its association in 1866 have been stained through mutinies, slanderous verbal attacks, and sadistic abuses through their officials. ultimately, a couple of thoughtful and devoted officials and noncommissioned officials created an elite and well-disciplined combating unit that gained the consideration of all however the so much racist whites.
Charles L. Kenner’s distinct biographies of officials and enlisted males describe the passions, aspirations, and conflicts that either sure blacks and white jointly and pulled them aside. distinctive awareness is given to the ordeals of 3 black officials assigned to the 9th: Lieutenants John Alexander and Charles younger and Chaplain Henry Plummer. the themes of those biographies—blacks and whites alike—represent each aspect of human nature. the simplest discovered that development might basically be accomplished via belief and cooperation.
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Since they often shared posts with white infantry units, games between the two were hotly contested and occasions for vigorous wagering. The son of Major Anson Burt recalled the "championship game" at Fort Robinson between the Ninth Cavalry and Seventh Infantry. '' As the exultant troopers "poured on the field,'' the umpire, an infantry lieutenant, ruled that the batter was out because he had "stepped clear across the plate" to strike the ball and proclaimed the infantry nine to be the winner. 35 At Fort Duchesne, Utah, the team representing B Troop, coached by Lieutenant James Cavanaugh, who doubled as its pitcher, regularly Page 19 trounced all competition on the post.
Humpy" Jackson, Racist Killer and Folk Hero of the San Saba 92 7. Torment and Torture: Captain Ambrose Hooker and the Agony of E Troop 101 Part Three. Years of Glory, 187991 8. Major Guy Henry, Champion of the Buffalo Soldiers 117 9. Death and Resurrection: Captain Charles Parker and K Troop 138 Page vi Part Four. Honor and Dishonor: Episodes from the Barracks and Officers' Row 10. Medals and Courts-Martial: The Enigma of Sergeant Emanuel Stance 159 11. Private Miller's Martyrdom and the Triumph of L Troop 175 12.
Charles Young, in particular, merits a full-length biography. The enlisted men singled out represent all degrees of competence. Their lives and careers, though matched in valor and significance by many others, chanced to generate sufficient data to provide a greater insight into their personalities. It is an unfortunate reality that among the richest sources for the personal lives of buffalo soldiers are the proceedings of courts-martial. The recorded testimony and written depositions therein, self-serving though they may have been, allow them to speak for themselves, often voicing their aspirations and fears with remarkable eloquence.
Buffalo soldiers and officers of the Ninth Cavalry, 1867-1898: Black & white together by Charles L. Kenner