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Informationen zum Autor By Frank N. Schubert Klappentext They were U.S. Army soldiers. Just a few years earlier, some had been slaves. Several thousand African Americans served as soldiers in the Indian Wars and in the Cuban campaign of the Spanish-American War in the latter part of the nineteenth century. They were known as buffalo soldiers, believed to have been named by Indians who had seen a similarity between the coarse hair and dark skin of the soldiers and the coats of the buffalo. Twenty-three of these men won the nation's highest award for personal bravery, the Medal of Honor. Black Valor brings the lives of these soldiers into sharp focus. Their remarkable stories are told in the collected biography. Derived from extensive historical research, Black Valor will enrich and inspire readers with its tales of trials and courage. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Two Traditions: The Medal of Honor and Black ValorChapter 2: Emanuel Stance and the Emergence of the Black Professional SoldierChapter 3: The Seminole Negro ScoutsChapter 4: The Apache Wars, 1877-1879Chapter 5: Henry Johnson and the Ute WarChapter 6: The Apache Wars Continue, 1880-1881Chapter 7: The Wham Paymaster RobberyChapter 8: William McBryar and the End of the Indian Wars in the SouthChapter 9: William Wilson and the End of the Indian Wars in the NorthChapter 10: Four Cavalrymen in CubaChapter 11: Edward Baker and the Limits of Upward MobilityChapter 12: The Recognition of Black ValorBibliography
