Buffalo Soldier Monument and the Circle of Firsts
During the American Civil War, the U.S. government formed regiments known a the United States Colored Troops. In 1866 Congress reorganized the Army and authorized the formation of two regiments of black cavalry soldiers as the 9th and 10th U.S. Cavalry and four infantry regiments designated as the 38th, 39th, 40th, and 41st Infantry Regiments.
The 10th Cavalry was organized on September 21, 1866, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas with Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson as Commanding Officer.
The 10th Cavalry served in the following campaigns: Indian Wars, War with Spain, Philippine Insurrections, and World War II. They were inactivated March 20. 1944.
The American West has fascinated people the world over since settlers first crossed the Mississippi, however, unless it includes the contributions of the Buffalo Soldiers, any story about “how the West was Won” is incomplete without their story.
Frontier Army Museum, Reynolds Avenue, Leavenworth, KS, USA
Distance: 0.35 mi (straight line)
Fort Leavenworth Visitor Control Center, Sherman Avenue, Fort Leavenworth, KS, USA
Distance: 1.05 mi (straight line)
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Leavenworth, North 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS, USA
Distance: 1.25 mi (straight line)
Richard Allen Cultural Center & Museum, Kiowa Street, Leavenworth, KS, USA
Distance: 1.42 mi (straight line)
The Escape Game Leavenworth (formerly Locked In Kansas), Delaware Street, Leavenworth, KS, USA
Distance: 1.91 mi (straight line)
Home2 Suites by Hilton Leavenworth Downtown, Delaware Street, Leavenworth, KS, USA
Distance: 1.91 mi (straight line)
C. W. Parker Carousel Museum, South Esplanade Street, Leavenworth, KS, USA
Distance: 2.04 mi (straight line)
Hampton Inn Leavenworth, Choctaw Street, Leavenworth, KS, USA
Distance: 2.08 mi (straight line)
1128 5th Avenue, Leavenworth, KS 66048, USA
Distance: 2.71 mi (straight line)
Holladay Distillery, Mc Cormick Lane, Weston, MO, USA
Distance: 4.21 mi (straight line)
Weston Bend State Park, Missouri 45, Weston, MO, USA
Distance: 4.30 mi (straight line)
Fort de Cavagnial, Daniel Road, Leavenworth, KS, USA
Distance: 4.34 mi (straight line)
4101 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS, USA
Distance: 4.55 mi (straight line)
Pirtle Winery, Spring Street, Weston, MO, USA
Distance: 4.67 mi (straight line)
Leavenworth National Cemetery, Muncie Road, Leavenworth, KS, USA
Distance: 5.10 mi (straight line)
Cline's Opry, Missouri 45, Weston, MO, USA
Distance: 5.17 mi (straight line)
Lansing Historical Society and Museum, East Kansas Street, Lansing, KS, USA
Distance: 6.72 mi (straight line)
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