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Buffalo Soldier Henry Johnson & the Meeker Incident

Buffalo Soldier Henry Johnson & the Meeker Incident

In 1879, the simmering tensions between the Ute people and the U.S. government finally boiled over in northwestern Colorado. At the center of the conflict was Nathan Meeker, an idealistic Indian Agent who believed he could force the Utes to abandon their nomadic culture for farming and fences. When

Clinton Greaves, Buffalo Soldiers, and the Medal of Honor

Clinton Greaves, Buffalo Soldiers, and the Medal of Honor

Episode 2 of the Buffalo Soldiers series which I wrote for Legends of the Old West follows the 9th Cavalry into the unforgiving terrain of southern New Mexico, where small patrols of Black troopers were tasked with tracking fast-moving Apache bands through canyons, arroyos, and the jagged Florida Mountains. The

Sgt. George Jordan — Buffalo Soldier

Sgt. George Jordan — Buffalo Soldier

I’m working on a couple of podcast episodes about the Buffalo Soldiers, the Black cavalrymen who rode for the U.S. Army after the Civil War. One of them tells the story of Sergeant George Jordan. Jordan was born enslaved in Williamson County, Tennessee, just southwest of Nashville. He