Vincennes Posted February 5, 2017 Share #1 Posted February 5, 2017 I picked up an amazing real photo postcard at the flea market yesterday. It shows 10th. Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers who were captured by the Mexicans in the Battle of Carrizal on June 21, 1916. This photo was taken when they were released at El Paso a few days later. The "X" marks the Morman scout Lem Spillbury. So far I have not found the names of the black soldiers. This postcard was written by 1st. Lt. John S. Underhill of Company B, 1st. Arkansas Infantry at Deming, NM. He also fought with the AEF in France in WW1. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted February 5, 2017 Share #2 Posted February 5, 2017 That is a great historic photo! Congrats! Bobgee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWS Posted February 6, 2017 Share #3 Posted February 6, 2017 Excellent photo! What a find! Deming N.M. was right next to Camp Cody (actually it was called Camp Brooks at the time this photo was probably taken, then Camp Deming at the start of WW1, then Camp Cody in 1918- named after Buffalo Bill!). All of the photos in 1918 show black troops as cooks, I 'd bet the men in this photo were not! Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakkasan187 Posted February 6, 2017 Share #4 Posted February 6, 2017 Excellent Photo.. Columbus New Mexico is a stone throw from me in El Paso.. We do several Staff rides yearly with the Sergeants Major students attending the Sergeant's Major Academy.. Just finished one last Wednesday.. Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linedoggie Posted February 7, 2017 Share #5 Posted February 7, 2017 Interestingly the end man kneeling on the viewers left was also pictured as a POW here- https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/US_Buffalo_Soldiers_Battle_of_Carrizal.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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