page_title: 10th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
section_title: In media and fiction
hierarchical_section_title: 10th Cavalry Regiment (United States) / In media and fiction
caption_attribution_description: English: Cropped version of File:Sergeant John Harris, 10th United States Cavalry Regiment which was uploaded from Flickr Flickr-no known copyright restrictions Metadate from SMU Central University Library as posted on Flickr Title: [Sergeant John Harris, 10th United States Cavalry Regiment] Creator: Soule, William Stinson Date: ca. 1868 Part Of: Lawrence T. Jones III Texas photography collection Description: Sergeant Harris, posed with a Sharps repeating rifle, was a member of the 10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, one of the four original 'Buffalo Soldier' units in the U.S. Army. He served in Texas and the Indian Territory during the numerous conflicts with the Comanches and Kiowas on the southern plains. Physical Description: 1 photographic print on carte de visite mount; 10 x 6 cm. File: federal_army-2-11c.tif Rights: Please cite Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries, DeGolyer Library when using this image file. A high-quality version of this file may be obtained for a fee by contacting degolyer@smu.edu. For more information, see: digitalcollections.smu.edu/u?/jtx,338 View the Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs at: digitalcollections.smu.edu/all/cul/jtx/
context_page_description: The 10th Cavalry Regiment is a unit of the United States Army. Formed as a segregated African-American unit, the 10th Cavalry was one of the original "Buffalo Soldier" regiments in the post–Civil War Regular Army. It served in combat during the Indian Wars in the western United States, the Spanish–American War in Cuba and in the Philippine–American War. The regiment was trained as a combat unit but later relegated to non-combat duty and served in that capacity in World War II until its deactivation in 1944.
  The 10th Cavalry was reactivated as an integrated combat unit in 1958. Portions of the regiment have served in conflicts ranging from the Vietnam War to Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The current structure is by squadron, but with the 1st and 7th Squadrons recently deactivated, the 4th Squadron is the only 10th Cavalry Regiment unit in active service. It is assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division at Ft Carson, Colorado.
context_section_description: Buffalo Soldier is a reggae song written by Bob Marley and Noel "King Sporty" Williams.
  Tom Clancy's The Sum Of All Fears, the 10th Cavalry Regiment is reformed to serve as the Army component of the American forces based in the Negev Desert defending Israel after a final settlement is reached ending the Arab–Israeli conflict. This reformed regiment continues to play prominently in Tom Clancy's Executive Orders where it is transferred to Kuwait to defend that nation from the United Islamic Republic (a fictional country formed after Iran annexed Ba'athist Iraq). Later a movie, loosely based on the book was made.
  The 1997 television movie Buffalo Soldiers, starring Danny Glover, drew attention to their role in the military history of the United States.
  Sergeant Rutledge (1960) deals with a "Buffalo Soldier", the sergeant of the title, who is accused of the rape and murder of a white woman. In the film the regiment was inaccurately described as the 9th, but in fact the 10th were serving in Arizona at that time. The song included—"Captain Buffalo"—refers to the little-known western legend of a black cavalry officer.
  Chris Bohjalian's The Buffalo Soldier, the 10th Cavalry Regiment is quoted in between chapters with George Rowe and his views on the Civil War. The author also wrote, "The Buffalo Soldier" in 2002.
  A reunion of former 10th cavalrymen at Camp Lockett was featured on the "California's Gold" television (TV) program primarily seen on public television stations.
  James A. Michener's historical novel Texas has a section depicting the 10th Cavalry's activities in Texas from 1869 to 1874.
  The plot of Valdez Is Coming, the 1970 novel by Elmore Leonard and 1971 film of the same name, concerns the wrongful killing of a recently discharged 10th Cavalry soldier and the attempt to compensate his Apache wife.
caption: Sgt. John Harris of the 10th U.S. Cavalry with a Sharps rifle, c. 1868.
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