Claim: Emmanuel Stance was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army who led his first reconnaissance patrol in September 1868, and fought in two major Indian battles in the Fall of 1869.
Evidence: Emanuel Stance (1843 – December 25, 1887), also known as Edmund Stance, was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States. He led his first reconnaissance patrol in September 1868 with eight privates. Stance fought in two major Indian battles in the Fall of 1869.