1866 Congress established six all-Black regiments for post-war rebuilding and westward expansion. Originally, there were two cavalry regiments, 9th and 10th, and four infantry regiments, 38th, 39th, 40th, and 41st. Three years later, the four infantry regiments combined into the 24th and 25th. Victorious in the battle for freedom, the Buffalo Soldiers courageously joined these regiments as the battle for equality ensued. "We did our job with honor to make this world a better place to live in,” said Willaim Jones, former Buffalo Soldier of the 9th and 10th Cavalry.
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