Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Buffalo Soldiers Community Memorial
Buffalo Soldiers Historical Snapshot
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 4, 2024
1. Buffalo Soldiers Community Memorial Marker
In 1869, Congress enacted a troop reduction; the 38th, 39th, 40th and 41st Infantry Regiments were consolidated into the 24th and 25th Infantry Regiments. Soldiers of the 9th and 10th Cavalry and 24th and 25th Infantry Regiments were called Buffalo Soldiers by the American Indians. Some say this was because of the tenacity with which they fought, and others say it was because the texture of their hair reminded them of the buffalo.
Buffalo Soldiers units were located in Arizona, Colorado, the Dakotas, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. Elements of the 10th Cavalry were stationed at Fort Lyons, Colorado, and troops of the 9th Cavalry were at Fort Garland, Colorado.
The Buffalo Soldiers aided the settlement of the American West. During the period of the Indian Wars, they fought against the Cheyenne, Apache, Kiowa, Ute, Comanche and Sioux. Other duties included patrolling
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The Buffalo Soldiers Regiments served with distinction and dedication during the Indian Wars, settling of the west, and Spanish American War that helped to lead to the integration of the U.S. Military by Executive Order No. 9981 on July 26, 1948.
Erected 2016 by Colorado Springs Buffalo Soldiers Community Memorial Committee.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Military • War, Spanish-American • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Buffalo Soldiers, and the Medal of Honor Recipients series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is July 28, 1866.
Location. 38° 49.611′ N, 104° 47.766′ W. Memorial is in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County. It can be reached from Memorial Drive, on the right when traveling south. Veterans Memorial is at Memorial Park. Entrance is on the east side from South Union Boulevard. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Memorial Drive, Colorado Springs
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 4, 2024
2. Buffalo Soldiers Community Memorial (left side)
Emblems displayed (top left to bottom right): 9th Cavalry Regiment; 10th Cavalry Regiment; 24th Infantry Regiment; 25th Infantry Regiment.
Center map: Colorado Buffalo Soldiers Events & Frontier Forts Guide
Center map: Colorado Buffalo Soldiers Events & Frontier Forts Guide
Regionally, this memorial is in the Front Range and in Pikes Peak Region. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comanchería.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Marines Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Submariner (a few steps from this marker); Navy Memorial (a few steps from this marker); In Honor of Ft. Carson's Fallen (a few steps from this marker); Aerospace Defense Command Monument (a few steps from this marker); War Dog Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Vietnam War 1959-1975 (within shouting distance of this marker); You Are Not Forgotten (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Colorado Springs.
More about this memorial. To reach the marker, from the entrance
off Union Street, take a left at the end of the entrance road and turn left. Parking is on street
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 4, 2024
3. Buffalo Soldiers Medal of Honor Recipients (right side)
Baker, Edward L. Jr. Spanish American War, 1898. •
Bell, Dennis, Spaish American War, 1898 •
Boyne, Thomias, Victorio Campaign, 1879 •
Brown, Benjamin, Paymaster Escort, 1889 •
Denny, John, Victorio Campaign, 1875 •
Factor, Pompey, Staked Plains Expedition, 1879 •
Greaves, Clinon, Apache Campaign, 1877 •
Johnson, Henry, Ute Campaign, 1879 •
Jordan, George, Victorio Campaign, 1879 •
Lee Fitz, Sparish American War 1898 •
Mays, Isaiah, Pavmaster Escort, 1889 •
McBrvar, William, Apache Campaign, 1890 •
Pavne, Adam, Comanche Campaign, 1874 •
Payne, lsaac, Staked Plains Expedition, 1875 •
Shaw, Thomas, Apache Campaign, 1881 •
Stance, Emanuel, Texas Raid, 1870 •
Thompkins, Willam H., Spanish American War, 1898 •
Walley, Augustus, Apache Campaign, 1881 •
Wanton, George, H., Spanish American War, 1898 •
Ward, John, Staked Plains Expedition, 1875 •
Williams, Moses, Apache Campaign, 1881 •
Wilson, William, O,. Pine Ridge Campaign, 1890 •
Woods Brent, Apache Campaign, 1881
This monument is near parking and due south of the center Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 4, 2024
4. Reverse side Buffalo Soldiers Community Memorial facing center Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 4, 2024
5. Buffalo Soldiers Memorial Bench
Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 235 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
