Buffalo Soldier Regiment : history of the twenty-fifth United States Infantry, 1869-1926 / John H. Nankivell ; introduction to the Bison Books Edition by Quintard Taylor, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nankivell, John H. (John Henry), 1884-

Contributor:

Taylor, Quintard.

Series:

Blacks in the American West

Standardized Title:

History of the Twenty-fifth Regiment, United States Infantry, 1869-1926

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 25th--History.

United States.

United States. Army--African American troops--History.

United States. Army.

United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 25th.

African American soldiers--History.

African American soldiers.

History.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 246 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Bison Books edition.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2001]

Summary:

In a debate in the Senate on July 9, 1866, contemplating the formation of a black infantry regiment, some senators observed that "if it was a privilege to serve in the Army, the colored troops had earned the privilege by their gallantry, and that if it was a duty, they should not be allowed to shirk it." Indeed, black soldiers had been serving since the Revolutionary War, but now, for the first time, they became part of the regular army, enjoying the same privileges, performing the same duties, and facing the same tedium and occasional danger that were every soldier's lot, but with the added burden of the intense racism of the time. Buffalo Soldier Regiment offers a detailed record of the service, exploits, travels, and traditions of one of these units, the "grand old Twenty-fifth."

Contents:

The colored soldier in the service of the United States prior to 1866

The Act of Congress July 28, 1866, and the formation of the 39th and 40th Regiments of Infantry (Colored)

The Act of Congress of March 3, 1869, and the organization of the present 25th Infantry, United States Army

Previous Twenty-fifth Infantry Regiments of the United States Army

Service in Department of Louisiana

Death of Colonel Mower

Depleted strength of regiment

Movement to Texas

Arrival at new stations

Report of Inspector General

Changes among the officers

Scouting, escort and guard duty, and road building

The regiment changes station

Skirmishes with Indians at Central Station, Texas

Movement of Companies C and I to Forts Gibson and Sill

The fight at the Wichita agency

Colonel Davidson's report

Events during 1876 to 1879

Affairs along the Rio Grande border in 1878

The Mackenzie Expedition, June 11-21, 1878

Effects of the Mackenzie Expedition

An appreciation of the regiment's work in Texas, 1870-1880

Commendatory order from Commanding Officer District of Pecos

General Ord's recommendations

The regiment moves to the Department of Dakota

Move to Fort Snelling

Abandonment of Fort Hale

An inspection report

The regiment moves to Montana

Events 1889-1890

Skeletonizing of Companies I and K

The Pine Ridge Campaign of 1890-91

Return of Lieut. Colonel Van Horne's battalion to Fort Missoula

Cos. B, C and E, change station to Fort Buford, N. D.

Retirement of Colonel Andrews

Colonel Burt assumes command of the regiment

The Couer D'Alene labor riots

The search for the Carlin hunting party

G Company and Coxey's "Army"

The great railroad strike on the N. P. R. R., 1894

Commendations

An uneventful period

Changes of station Companies A, C, D and E

The renaissance in training methods

The Twenty-fifth Infantry Bicycle Corps

Garrison life during the period, 1894-97

Rumors of war

The blowing up of the battleship Maine

More rumors

Orders to move

Arrival of the regiment at Chickamauga Park

Companies A and G, to Key West

Concentration at Tampa, Florida

The daily routine at Tampa

Embarking for Cuba

At sea

Arrival in Cuba

The Campaign of Santiago

Capt. Loughborough's recollections of the campaign

Lieut. Col. Daggett's reports on the battle of El Caney

General Chaffee's indorsement

The capture of the Spanish flag at El Caney

Lieutenant French's, Caldwell's, and Moss's reports on the battle

Losses

An amusing incident

Lieut. Col. Daggett's order to the regiment

A change of camp

Sickness

Homeward bound

The reorganization of the regiment

Organization of Companies I, K, L and M

Stations in the Department of the Colorado

The Philippine Insurrection

Preparations for the Philippines

Departure for the Philippine Islands

Report on the operations of the regiment in the Philippines

General Grant's report

Scouting in the Philippines

The O'Donnell affair

Death of Lieut. Schenck

O'Neil's fight at Iba

Surrender of Col. Arce

Heroism of Sgt. Green

Amusing anecdotes

Colonel Burt's promotion and farewell to the regiment

Colonel A. H. Bowman is assigned to the regiment

The return to the United States

Another commendatory order

Record of Events 1902 to 1905

Changes of stations during 1906

Fort Niobrara, July 1906

Orders for foreign service

The regiment returns to the Philippine Islands, September, 1907

Duty in Mindanao, P. I.

Events during 1907, 1908 and 1909

Expeditions against hostile Moros

The expedition to Basilan, April, May and June, 1908

Diary Co. B 25th Infantry, April to June, 1908

Return of the regiment to the United States, October 1909

Garrison life at Forts Lawton and George Wright, Washington

Maneuvers at American Lake

Fighting Forest Fires in Montana and Idaho

Commendatory letters

Colonel Hoyt is promoted Brigadier General

His successors

Maneuvers at Montesano, Gray's Harbor, Wash.

March of Co. M

Departure for Hawaii

Service in Hawaii

Record of Events 1913-1918

Changes in organization of the regiment

Organization of Headquarters, Machine Gun and Supply Companies

Calls upon the regiment for Officers and Non-commissioned officers for the new armies

Changes in Commanding Officers

The regiment moves to Arizona, August, 1918

"Ambos Nogales"

The fight at Nogales Aug. 27-28, 1918

Arrival of the regiment at Nogales

Border duty

Camp Stephen D. Little

Record of Events, 1919-1926

Relations with people of Nogales

Athletics in the 25th Infantry

The regimental baseball teams, 1894-1914

Some well-known players

Field and Track Teams

25th Infantry sets new record for Soldiers in America

Extracts from "The War of the Rebellion, Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies

Series III, Vol. V, Serial No. 126." Colored men and their relation to the military service, as established by laws and orders during the late war, and their recruitment as soldiers

The formation of the regiments of Louisiana Native Guards

Extracts from "Army Life in a Black Regiment" / Colonel T. W. Higginson

The First Black Soldiers

The Battle of Port Hudson, May 23, 1863

General Orders No. 56, A. G. O., War Department, Aug. 1, 1866

Reorganization of the Army under the Act of July 28, 1866

The Reddick Carney affair

General Orders No. 16, A. G. O., War Department, March 11, 1869

Reorganization of the Army under the Act of March 3, 1869

General Orders No. 17, A. G. O., March 15, 1869

Reorganization of the Infantry of the Army

General Orders No. 2, A. G. O., January 7, 1870

Translation of an editorial in a Monterey paper, dated Sept. 7, 1878, anent affairs along the Rio Grande border

Military history of Brigadier General George L. Andrews

Brigadier General George Andrews' recollections of the Couer d' Alene and N. P. R. R. labor troubles, 1892 and 1896

Colonel Miles' report on the operations of the Second Brigade, Second Division, Fifty Army Corps, at the Battle of El Caney, July 1, 1898

Extract from "Campaigning in Cuba," / George Kennan

The colored troops in the battles of El Caney and San Juan

Military Record of Brigadier General Aaron S. Daggett, U. S. Army, Retired

Extracts from Denver newspapers regarding departure of the Twenty-fifth Infantry for the Philippine Islands, June 28, 1899

General Orders No. 2 Twenty-fifth Infantry, February 5, 1900

Death of Lieut. W. T. Schenck, 25th Infantry

Military history of Colonel Andrew S. Burt, 25th U. S. Infantry

Letter of commendation on conduct of the regiment from the city of Spokane, Washington, Dec. 29, 1909

The regimental coat of arms

The regimental color

Colonels of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, 1869-1926

The Gaz Expedition, November, 1908.

Notes:

Originally published: History of the Twenty-fifth Regiment, United States Infantry, 1869-1926 / John H. Nankivell, 1927.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0803283792

OCLC:

45532430