answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The first black regiments in the regular army, established by Congress on July 1866. Originally the 9th and 10th Calvary and the 38th, 39th, 40th, and 41st Infantry Regiments, in 1869 the 38th and the 41st were merged into the 24th Infantry Regiment and the 39th and 40th were merged into the 25th Infantry Regiment. They served mostly at the frontier, but also fought in Cuba, in the http://www.answers.com/topic/philippine-war, and in Mexican border skirmishes. The name "Buffalo" was first applied to the 10th Calvary Regiment about 1870 by the http://www.answers.com/topic/cheyenne-5. Supposedly the Cheyenne of the time thought the curly-haired, dark-skinned soldiers resembled buffalo.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What did Bob Marley mean by buffalo soldier?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp