25th Infantry Regiment, Distinctive Unit Insignia
This file appears in: Buffalo Soldiers at Greenville Encampment
Courtesy of US Army Institute of Heraldry
This file appears in: Buffalo Soldiers at Greenville Encampment
Buffalo Soldiers at Greenville Encampment
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…