What was the purpose of the U. S. Government forming the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry? Why did they choice to use former slave as part of the Cavalry, what was some of the challenges the Black soldiers face? What contributions did they have to the western frontier? How did the blacks feel about serving in the U. S. Calvary during this time in history? During the late 1800’s in America as the eastern coast of …showed first 75 words of 1850 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1850 total…America. Bibliography ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** 1 Internet source blackhistory.com 2 Internet source buffalosoldier.net 3 Ira Berlin, "The Black military Experience," in Freedom: A Document History of Emancipation, 1861-1867, ed. Barbara J. Fields, Steven F. Miller, Joseph P. Reidy and Leslie S. Rowland, (New York: The New Press, 1982), p. 385-386. 4 The Forgotten Heroes: The Story of the Buffalo Soldiers, Clinton Cox Bailey, Sedell, "Buffalo Soldiers (Black Troops of the 9th and 10th Cavalries)," Armor, LXXXIII (January/February, 1974), 9-12.