Band member, 9th Cavalry, probably Ft. Robinson, NE (ca. 1887-90) holding bugle. RG1517-PH000093-000030_SFN103306

ID: 160 ~ Source: Nebraska State Historical Society, RG1517-PH000093-000030_SFN103306 ~ Date: c. 1887-1890
This file appears in: Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Robinson
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Band member, 9th Cavalry, probably Ft. Robinson, NE (ca. 1887-90) holding bugle.

This file appears in: Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Robinson

By The Explore Nebraska History team
Black soldiers of the Ninth and Tenth cavalry regiments (called "buffalo soldiers" by the Plains Indians) garrisoned Fort Robinson for eighteen years and played an important role in northwestern…