Troy in Miami County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Buffalo Soldiers Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 7, 2025

1. Buffalo Soldiers Memorial

Inscription. In memory
of
the Buffalo Soldiers
who served this
country

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Military.

Location. 40° 2.878′ N, 84° 12.292′ W. Memorial is in Troy, Ohio, in Miami County. It can be reached from the intersection of Riverside Drive and Adams Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 400 Riverside Dr, Troy OH 45373, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro,

in the Miami Valley,

and in the Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Troy Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Troy Civil War Monument (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Riverside's Black Civil War Burials / Ohio's Black Civil War Soldier's (about 700 feet away); Assembly Barn in the Park (about 700 feet away); Troy Airfield Directional Marker (approx. 0.2 miles away); You Are On The Buckeye Trail (approx. ¼ mile away); Historical First Mile of the Great Miami River Recreation Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Troy.

Also see . . . Buffalo Soldier. Buffalo Soldiers were United States Army regiments composed exclusively of African American

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soldiers, formed during the 19th century to serve on the American frontier. On September 21, 1866, the 10th Cavalry Regiment was formed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The nickname "Buffalo Soldiers" was purportedly given to the regiments by the Tribe (Natives) who fought against them during the American Indian Wars, and the term eventually became synonymous with all of the African American regiments that were established in 1866, including the 9th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Regiment and 38th Infantry Regiment.

Although numerous African American Union Army regiments were raised during the Civil War (referred to collectively as the United States Colored Troops), "Buffalo Soldiers" were established by the U.S Congress as the first all-black Army regiments in peacetime. The regiments were racially segregated, as the U.S. military would not desegregate until 1948. On November 15, 2024, Robert Dixon, the last surviving Buffalo Soldier, died aged 103. The oldest Buffalo Soldier, Mark Matthews, died in 2005 at the age of 111 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. (Submitted on June 20, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.)

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 7, 2025

2. Buffalo Soldiers Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on July 25, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.