kanemono Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Samuel Bismukes was born in 1863. He served in the United States Cavalry, Troop E, 9th Cavalry and Troop I, 10th Cavalry, known as the Buffalo Soldiers, during the Indian Wars and received the Indian Wars Campaign Medal number 759. He served in many different areas of the west including Fort Apache, Flagstaff, Arizona Territory, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Bonita Canon, Arizona Territory, Fort Verde, Arizona Territory among others. Bismukes also served in the Spanish American War and the Philippine Insurrection. He died in Nashville, Tennessee on January 21, 1926. Photograph of the 9th Cavalry courtesy of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University Link to post Share on other sites
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268th C.A. Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Very nice! Thanks for posting & sharing.... Pvt. James H. Honey 1st Md. Eastern shore Vol. Inf. Co. D (union) Gettysburg Pvt. George Eddie Lear 26th Inf. Co.H 1st Div .(WW1) P.H. WIA Cpl. Richard Elsea 268th C.A. Bn. Battery A. WW2 SSgt. Grant Elsea 314th Inf. Hq.Co. I.R.79thDiv. WW2 Cpl. Harry Lawrence Butler Jr 23rd Regt. WIA Korea Lt. George Olin Tilghman 111th MG. 29th Div. WW1 DIS France 1919 Link to post Share on other sites
Terry K. Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 WOW! One never sees "Buffalo" soldier items, especially a documented one like this. Thanks for posting it. You are his witness now, without a witness, they just disappear! Quote from the movie TAKING CHANCE 2009 Link to post Share on other sites
kanemono Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 Here is a picture of Indian War period items. Only the medal is to a Buffalo Soldier. Link to post Share on other sites
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