9th Cavalry Distinctive Unit Insignia

ID: 2595
This file appears in: Buffalo Soldiers at Greenville Encampment
9th Cavalry Distinctive Unit Insignia

Courtesy of US Army Institute of Heraldry

This file appears in: 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 American cavalry, designated the 9th Cavalry…