Black valor
Subtitle: buffalo soldiers and the Medal of Honor, 1870-1898
By: Frank N. Schubert.
Publisher: SR Books
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Wilmington, Del
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
Subjects: United States. Army -- African American troops -- History -- 19th century.; African Americans -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.; African American soldiers -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.; Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Participation, African American.; Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1866-1895.; Medal of Honor.; West (U.S.) -- History.
Description: They were Army soldiers. Just a few years earlier, some had been slaves. Several thousand African Americans served as soldiers in the Indian Wars and in the Cuban campaign of the Spanish-American War in the latter part of the nineteenth century. They were known as buffalo soldiers, believed to have been named by Indians who had seen a similarity between the coarse hair and dark skin of the soldiers and the coats of the buffalo.

Twenty-three of these men won the nation's highest award for personal bravery, the Medal of Honor. Black Valor brings the lives of these soldiers into sharp focus.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-219) and index.