GC2XJV3Buffalo Soldiers
Type: Traditional
| Size: Micro
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By: jake92@
| Hide Date: 06/04/2011
| Status: Available
Country: United States
| State: Colorado Coordinates: N37° 49.132 W107° 40.239 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
African Americans have served proudly in every great American war.
Over two hundred thousand African American servicemen fought
bravely during the Civil War. In 1866 through an act of congress,
legislation was adopted to create six all African American army
units. The units were identified as the 9th and 10th cavalry and
the 38th, 39th, 40th and 41st infantry regiments. The four infantry
units were reorganized in 1868 as the 24th and the 25th infantry.
Black soldiers enlisted for five years and received $13.00 a month,
far more than they could have earned in civilian life. The 10th
cavalry was formed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and recruited
soldiers from the northern states. Colonel Benjamin Grierson was
selected to command the 10th cavalry. Colonel Edward Hatch was
selected to command the 9th cavalry and he recruited soldiers from
the south and set up his headquarters in Greenville, Louisiana. The
troops were led by white officers. Many officers, including George
Armstrong Custer, refused to command black regiments and accepted a
lower rank rather than do so. The black regiments could only serve
west of the Mississippi River because of the prevailing attitudes
following the Civil War. The Buffalo Soldier's main charge
was to protect settlers as they moved west and to support the
westward expansion by building the infrastructure needed for new
settlements to flourish. The name "Buffalo Soldiers"
has become interesting lore in itself. There seem to be three
possible reasons for the name. One, it is said that the curly hair
of the soldiers reminded them of the Buffalo. Two, they were given
the name because their fierce, brave nature reminded them of the
way buffalos fought. Third, it may have been because they wore
thick coats made from buffalo hide during winter. Whatever the
reason, the term was used respectfully and with honor.
04/30/2015 By K Trackers I found this nice cache while taking a short tour through this part of Colorado. Unfortunately, my timing was off as many areas that contained caches I wanted to find were not yet open to the public after closing for the winter months. I'll have to make a return visit to this area in the future. Fortunately, I was able to come after this one and selected it over other caches because it looked fun, had a nice D/T rating, and helped meet a challenge requirement. I made the find on this one while on the way down the mountain. I was happy to make the find after a focused search. I appreciate the CO making the nice placement and cool site selection.
08/06/2014 By dasshatzi Hard hike, hard hide. We found it after a while and continued up the trail. SL TFTC!
07/12/2014 By sjclimber Whoa, the altitude or just the vertical pitch, don't know, but the hike is not getting any easier. Now, the hide was somewhat easier to recognize despite the fact that the cache was to the east of GZ a bit. Oh well, onward up the hill... Nice hide..
Buffalo Soldiers
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Wagon Wheel Gap (73.77 kms E)
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