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Company K, 9th Cavalry

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This file appears in: Buffalo Soldiers at Greenville Encampment

Photo Courtesy US Army

This file appears in: Buffalo Soldiers at Greenville Encampment

Buffalo Soldiers at Greenville Encampment

By Rhett Breerwood
The Greenville encampment is a notable site for African-American military history. In 1866, Major General Phillip Sheridan, commander of the Department of the Gulf, organized a regiment of African…

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