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Updated: 26 Feb 2020
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Six all black cavalry and infantry regiments were created after congress passed the army organization act.The 24th and 25th infantry became known as the Buffalo soldiers.The soldiers spent the winter organizing and training until they were ordered to San Antonio, TXThe 9th and 10th cavalry regiments had minimized Indian resistance in TX and the 9th cavalry was ordered to Indian territory in modern day Oklahoma.9th Cavalry's participation in the fabled Johnson County War.Oklahoma Land rushes ended and Oklahoma became the 46th state.The 9th and 10th cavlry regiments were integrated into the 2nd cavlry division.The 9th and 10th cavlry regiments were deactivated.President Hrry Truman issued Executive Order 9981 eliminating racial segregation in America's armed forces.Mark Matthews the Nations oldest living Buffalo soldier died at age 111 in Washington D.C.The 10th Cavalry was based in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and commanded by Colonel Benjamin Grierson.
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