Buffalo Soldiers

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10th Cavalry at Battle of San Juan Hill
Milledgeville's Buffalo Soldiers,
9th and 10th Cavalry

Sol Sanford, born June 1878, Milledgeville, Ga., parents were Leroy and Lucy Sanford; Siblings William, Stella, Howell, Lawson. See Photo on Memory Hill Cemetery website.Private, 9th Cavalry, Troop H, Wagoner
1900 Ft. Wingate New Mexico
1910 Ft D.A. Russell, Wyoming
Corporal, 9th Cavalry, Company I,
"Some 4,302 African American soldiers would serve in the island's between 1906 and 1909 and from 1912 to 1922, 3,400 African American soldiers served in the islands. The 9th cavalry was the last all black unit to serve in the islands and would return to America in late 1922. " http://www.boondocksnet.com/centennial/sctexts/powell98a_e.html
Died 1925, buried in Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Ga.

Robert E. Lee, born Feb. 1878, Milledgeville, Ga.
9th Cavalry, Troop H
1900 Ft. Wingate New Mexico
Death Date: 04 Nov 1924
County of Death: Baldwin Certificate: 31975-F
Buried Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Ga.

James Arthur Gibson, born Sept.13 1880, Milledgeville, Ga. parents James A. and Julia Gibson, siblings: Walter, Thedore, Addie, Alfonso, Louise, Henry
1900 Ft. Wingate, New Mexico
Private, 9th Cavalry, Troop H.
Was a barber and lived at 303 W. Pine St. in 1918
Death Date: 05 May 1945 Age: 65 years
County of Death: Baldwin Certificate: 10715
Buried Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Ga.

Emmett Brooks, born May 1878 in Milledgeville, Ga
Private, 9th Cavalry, Troop H
1900 Ft. Wingate, New Mexico
Death Date and Burial Place Unknown

George Clark, born 1877, son of Robert and Letetia Clark. Siblings: Emma, Henry
1900 Ft. Wingate, New Mexico
Private, 9th Cavalry, Troop H
Death Date: 11 Nov 1927
County of Death: Baldwin Certificate: 26058-I
Burial Place Unknown

William Little, born April 4, 1875 in Baldwin County.
1900, Ft. Huachuca, Arizona
Private, 9th Cavalry, Troop F
"One Laurens County man was a member of the Buffalo Soldiers of the United States Army. William Little was born in Baldwin County, Georgia on April 4, 1875. Little enlisted in the army in 1898. He was assigned as a cook in Company F of the 9th U.S. Cavalry. Little remembered Col. Roosevelt as "a great fighter who would get on his horse and say 'follow me' which the men gladly did." After the war Little re-enlisted on April 11, 1899 in the 1st Cavalry. On September 16, 1900 he was shipped overseas to the Philippine Islands. Private Little was assigned as an orderly to Governor-General Arthur MacArthur. Arthur MacArthur has served as adjutant of the 24th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. At eighteen years of age, MacArthur led his regiment up Missionary Ridge and won the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism. MacArthur was promoted to major and then to Colonel. He was only 19 years of age. Col. MacArthur was promoted to Brigadier General during the Spanish American War. He was appointed military governor of the Philippines in 1900. Small insurrections took place until 1902. He was subordinated to a civilian governor, William Howard Taft, in 1901. MacArthur was described by one colonel as Athe most egotistical man I have ever seen until I met his son.@ The son was the legendary, General Douglas MacArthur. After three years and 23 days of service, Little was discharged from the service. Little returned to Dublin where he was living at 606 South Jefferson Street in 1946. At the age of 85, Little was living alone but loved piddling around in his garden and going to church."
Copyright Scott B. Thompson, Jr.
http://organizations.nlamerica.com/hardy/MilitaryHistory/100th_anniversary_of.html
Mr. Little died in Laurens County at the age of 87 on Nov. 8, 1962 .

George W. Scott, born March 1879 in Milledgeville Ga and was living at 112 McIntosh St, Milledgeville when he enlisted.
1900, Ft. Huachuca, Arizona
Private, 9th Cavalry, Troop F
1910 Ft D.A. Russell, Wyoming
Married in 1910 per census, wife unknown

Albert_________, born March 1879 in Baldwin County, Ga.
1900, Ft. Huachuca, Arizona
Private, 9th Cavalry, Troop F

African Americans in the Spanish-American War

9th Cavalry

Brief History of the 10th Cavalry

African American Soldiers From The Spanish American War To 1917

Sources: 1880 Federal Census, ancestry.com, genealogy.com, 1900 Federal Census, 1910 Federal Census, 1920 Federal Census, Friends of Baldwin County Cemeteries, Inc.

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