30 juin 1867 - 1867 - Buffalo Soldiers

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Over time, the term “Buffalo Soldiers” was used for all black Soldiers who served during the Indian Wars. Buffalo Soldiers had the lowest desertion rate in the Army in spite of their poor living conditions on the frontier.

In 1868, Cathay Williams became the first black female Buffalo Soldier—she disguised herself as a male.

Henry O. Flipper, a Buffalo Soldier, became the first black Soldier to be accepted to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Soldier