Polish non-commissioned officers of the 34th Infantry Regiment.
United States Army
9th Cavalry NCOs – 1889
The First African American soldiers to arrive in Arizona at Fort Huachuca were the Buffalo Soldiers in the 1890’s; the 9th and 10th Cavalries and the 24th and 25th Infantry Regiments. The Fort Huachuca Buffalo Soldiers distinguished themselves in the Spanish American War and the charge up San Juan Hill. They were part of the Punitive Expedition into Mexico and were sent to Camp Naco, Arizona, Camp Little in Nogales and other locations in Arizona to guard the Arizona Borders during the Mexican Revolution.
United States Army
9th Cavalry NCOs – 1889
The First African American soldiers to arrive in Arizona at Fort Huachuca were the Buffalo Soldiers in the 1890’s; the 9th and 10th Cavalries and the 24th and 25th Infantry Regiments. The Fort Huachuca Buffalo Soldiers distinguished themselves in the Spanish American War and the charge up San Juan Hill. They were part of the Punitive Expedition into Mexico and were sent to Camp Naco, Arizona, Camp Little in Nogales and other locations in Arizona to guard the Arizona Borders during the Mexican Revolution.