page_title: Augustus Walley
hierarchical_section_title: Augustus Walley
caption_attribution_description: Augustus Walley (top row, 2nd from right, with the bandana around his neck), a former slave from Bond Avenue in Reisterstown, MD, earned the Medal of Honor. He was a Buffalo Soldier of the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments. This photo circa 1898.
context_page_description: Augustus Walley 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.
context_section_description: Augustus Walley (March 10, 1856 – April 9, 1938) 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.
caption: Augustus Walley when he was with the 10th Cavalry, c. 1898
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