USA HISTORY

What were former slaves, freemen and Black Civil War soldiers called during the Spanish-American War?

(A) rough riders

(B) cubans

(C) soldiers

(D) ** buffalo soldiers

Concept note-1: -However, the Buffalo Soldiers, comprised of former slaves, freemen and Black Civil War soldiers, were the first to serve during peacetime. Once the Westward movement had begun, prominent among those blazing treacherous trails of the Wild West were the Buffalo Soldiers of the U.S. Army.

Concept note-2: -American Plains Indians who fought against these soldiers referred to the black cavalry troops as “buffalo soldiers” because of their dark, curly hair, which resembled a buffalo’s coat and because of their fierce nature of fighting. The nickname soon became synonymous with all African-American regiments formed in 1866.

Concept note-3: -The most famous of the African-American soldiers to fight in the Spanish-American War were known as the “Buffalo Soldiers.” They were the first peacetime all-black regiments in the regular U.S. Army.

Concept note-4: -The United States Colored Troops (USCT) were regiments in the United States Army composed primarily of African-American (colored) soldiers, although members of other minority groups also served within the units.

Concept note-5: -There were eventually four black regiments assigned to the camp–the 3d North Carolina, the 6th Virginia, and the 7th and 10th Immunes. The men in these units dreaded the oppressive discrimination that characterized race relations in the deep South.