Cheyennes. y ent al decades. These v er v wo of the civilians and ery for it. little credit At t e ked by se African Americans faced dis- eceiving v attac able to sav e ing the next se It was Company H of the Tenth Cav- Tenth H of the It was Company e ven hundred Cheyennes from Septem- Cheyennesven hundred from wer helped save the command of Major helped save the command alry,Wallace, at Fort stationed who George Forsyth. Under attack by six to se Private Randall.Private ber 17 to 25, 1868, fifty men had Forsyth’s wer dug in on a sandy island on the Arikaree a sandy island on dug in on Many buffalo soldiers were stationed at stationed soldiers were buffalo Many ansas posts, y ergeant Ed Davis and his buffalo soldiers ergeant Ed Davis and his buffalo charged out to assist their comrades. They ts dur River. H came The men of Company to S their rescue, al- from saving the command the most certain death. Randall four civilians left and the camp area, of soldiers but r k forty-five miles west of the fort. When a Private squad of ten men from Company G, Company squad of ten men from Fort also from were assigned to guard a camp assigned to guard workers of railroad were ansas for K JOEL WALKER is the author of this issue’s Young Read- Young is the author of this issue’s WALKER JOEL s, A y fight that lasted six hours over a distance of fifteenfight that lasted six hours over miles. these isolated K themselvescrimination but proved capable and courageous soldiers. men were an importantmen were partWest, of the army of the doing the wor two held off a party officers Cheyennes in hundred of three a SergeantWilliam Christy was the first buffalo soldier to and the onlydie in combat soldier to die in this skirmish. Ha ers. He is the education at the Kansas coordinator Museum of Topeka,History in of buffalo soldiers comes and his knowledge Larned. at Fort his previous work from 1997 dered not evendered . or e nor Courage Under Fire Courage went through dress parade dress went through y-four buffalo soldiers and t y soldiers wer Young Readers Young y as the The Buffalo SoldiersThe Buffalo A ans nicknamed black the y ic mer olled the area around the fort. around olled the area ugust 1867 thir mpan white infantr A “buffalo soldiers.” In Kansas put to they were n: e Tenth Cavalry also served at other Kansas forts.Tenth In A at Co , Leavenworth, left Fort Kansas, “buffalo soldiers.” The buffalo was a sa- y ativ k KANSAS HERITAGE:KANSAS AUTUMN N Early the in 1867 a new of soldier was seen on breed In 1867 the first outfit of buffalo The wn as ail and patr mbat. iminatio oops saw this name as quite an ho oops r plains of Kansas. African American enslaved in men once the South the North blacks cameand free from west to join six new army regiments. Unofficially, these men became kno and con- Trail travelers guarding the Santa on work Fe Railway. struction of the Kansas workers Pacific cred animal to the Indians,cred the new and tr tr Cavalry liked it so Tenth The men of the that it becamemuch on feature the main emblem. their regimental soldiers, U.S. Tenth A of the Company Cavalr for the frontier. This company, consisting men, hundred of just under one was sta- Larned, Fort at tioned Kansas. While they the Santa escorted on there wagons Fe T Cavalry the most mobile troops soldiers were in the army because horse- mounted on they were back. Larned were at Fort All stationed other troops infantry soldiers, foot. on who marched Being the only black at the fort, troops dis- much A suffered Company cr 14 Fort Hays was the home of Company F. Hays of Company was the home Fort Under the com- mand of Captain George Armes, a white officer, com- this Cavalry soldiers to see Tenth the first outfit of was pany co to loo exercises. Young Readers waist soitwouldn’t orhisgear. on hissaddle getcaught down tothesoldier’s came only thejacket Made ofwool, designatedcavalry. theyellow trim withyellow; trimmed a called Thebuffalosoldierwore atight-fittingbluecoat ___ 1. i os.Blwi itr fabfaosliro osbc.Canyou thefollowing withtheitemsinpicture? match descriptions Below isapicture ofabuffalosoldieron horseback. his horse. A carbine withhim. carbine fr the slingsoifsoldierwere thrown (hisweapon) washooked onto carbine went totheoppositehip a wore a hisshoulderthesoldier Over ___ 5. soldier on horseback (cavalry) had to carry all his gear on his horse or himself and yet stay light enough to move quickly andnottire hisgearon stay hishorseorhimselfandyet all lightenoughtomove quickly hadtocarry (cavalry) soldier on horseback o leather beltthatcrossed and thechest m I his horse, he would still have his have hewouldstill his horse, SHELL JACKET CARBINE SLING E could guidehishorse. Byusing thereins thesoldier the horse’s mouth. REINS Inthesoldier’s handheheldthe left ___ 4. F B , which were which tothebitinside attached , . The soldier . It had a high collar andwas Ithadahighcollar . Thiswas . Geared UpforaGallop! ’s saddle was a cloth andleather wasacloth saddle ___ 6. Kansas prairie. Kansas ofthe ing thewildgrasses long justeat- could notsurvive horses Cavalry the sametime. could eatat so horseandrider over hishorse’s mouthandnose heplacedthebag rest andeat, W FEED BAG hen thesoldierstoppedto S LIR ON OLDIERS Hanging infr A filled withgrain. filled H ing carbines. repeat- Spencer 1868 carried in1867– diers inKansas Tenth sol- Cavalry weapon. was thebuffalosoldier’s main This rifle. wasashort which sling washis Hooked tothesoldier’s ___ 2. ont ofthe H D ORSEBACK G C KANSAS HERITAGE: AUTUMN AUTUMN KANSAS HERITAGE: c sadd tnis nieyumgtfn ml rigpn a pan, Insideyou frying mightfindasmall utensils. ___ 8. t knif CARBINE wel arr ied thesoldier e v le. e h ode’ tnadeupet are a the soldier’s standard equipment, of butpart Items notseeninthispicture, CANTEEN and for A har he c andany personal items ofclothes, change the soldier Rol ROLL ___ 7. It usual HA wore a ___ 9. mainl A the soldierwasin Tenth Cavalry. that identified which number “10,” the c other sabers (swords)two crossing each pieces ofbr e leather visortoshadethesoldier’s ing thesoldier’s company. dtack crackers, and coffee beans. andcoffee crackers, dtack led upinsideo yes. On top of the cap were Ontopofthecap three yes. hose toc letter wasalsoo VERSACK k, , The soldiertiedhis l Thismeantthesoldierwasin . t on top of the back ofhissaddle. on topoftheback y avalr y wel On hisheadthebuffalosoldier had atincupattac ’ s came hispillow.came At nightitbe- jacket. shell he wouldputiton over his weather Incoldorrainy dle. COAT rolled andtiedhis Thebuffalosoldier ___ 3. ’ FORAGE CAP made ofwoolandhada s , v tent (withpolesandstakes), SABER food r arr y e . ass. to sixteenouncesofsaltpor Another piecewasthe y . to thefront ofhissad- hung fr One wasshapedlike ation andcooking/eating ne woolblanketwer n and , the c om the back ofthe om theback PISTOL ap designat B hed toit, Thiswas . LANKET 1997 15 GREAT . : and it - a e k, NSWERS A 9.H 1.B 2.F 3.C 4.G 5.A 6.D 7.E 8.I Young Readers .On F G H C A FORAGE CAP FORAGE designated that he was in the ap was a small brass piece that “38” y-eighth Infantry. A brass letter t ked like a hunting horn. this Wearing B (1996). ___ 3. Like the cavalryman, the infantry a soldier also wore top of the c loo symbolmeant he was in the infantry. The number Thir identified his company. D entures ned Adv OOT Lar t F E or Illustrations by Phillip pages 15 and 16 are on R. Burtin,Webb’s Dave from F - , which av con- was the infantry - k. ar k. OLDIERS ON S 1.D 2.E3.A4.F5.C6.G7.B8.H A NSWERS ersac CANTEEN held drinking water. ___ 4. Over his hip the soldier carried a RIFLE 1997 hav s ’ HAVERSACK HAVERSACK : m o top of the knapsac soldier ___ 2. The weapon.soldier’s and It was longer heavier than the cavalry car- soldier’s bine, but it could shoot farther. The carriessoldier in the picture a Spring- field Rifle. n y ___ 6. A tained the same items as a c alr also hung fr . was tied o or in the blanket the soldier c k on T Making Ready for a March! for Ready Making YONET A ifle for hand-to-hand fight- ’s hip in a leather scabbard. ’s LANKE B SACK COAT SACK B A A KNAPSACK hange of clothing and the soldier could be attachedThis weapon to the top of the r ing. was rarely, A bayonet if ever, used West.in the Instead, it often became a candle the campfire at holder around night. ___ 7. ried his tent, poles, and tent pegs. ___ 8. Either in the knapsac ___ 5. A soldier carried his other personal items. other personal his back. Similar to a backpack, a it contained c KANSAS HERITAGE:KANSAS AUTUMN arched on foot everywhere on arched they went.Thirty-eighth U.S. up the of these soldiers made some In 1867 Infantry, sta- were and many ___ 1.The soldier on foot on ___ 1.The soldier a blue wore This wool coat came down slightly his hip. below If the soldier had earnedany in stripes being promoted by rank, they be light would blue, the color of the in- fantry. In addition to horse soldiers,In addition blackalso served troops infantry in the in Kansas. Theydid not ride horseback, but instead they m Wallace.Hays and in Kansastioned at Forts Railway and to the constructionthe Kansas of to guard Pacific duties were Their main railroad was completed. until the Trail escort traffic the Smoky on Hill Infantry soldiers did not have the luxury of carrying their horseback.gear on They had to carry everything themselves! a drawing is of an infantryman. Below descrip- Match the following in the picture. with the gear shown tions 16 Young Readers