The Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877
Book description
In the middle of the arid summer of 1877, a drought year in West Texas, a troop of some forty buffalo soldiers (African American cavalry led by white officers) struck out into the Llano Estacado from Double Lakes, south of modern Lubbock, pursuing a band of Kwahada Comanches who had…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877 as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I based one of the most riveting portions of Daughter on Carlson’s meticulously-researched account of what one newspaper called the “Staked Plains Horror.” And horror it was. In the middle of a dangerously dry summer, forty Buffalo Soldiers led by white officers set off on a routine scouting expedition. Several days later three Black troopers returned to report that all the men of Troop A were missing and presumed dead.
Eventually, all but four of the party made it back to Fort Concho with tales of having survived by drinking the blood of their dead horses and their own urine.…
From Sarah's list on Buffalo Soldiers.
Want books like The Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877?
Our community of 10,000+ authors has personally recommended 16 books like The Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877.
Browse books like The Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877
5 book lists we think you will like!
Interested in Buffalo Soldiers, courts-martial, and Texas?
10,000+ authors have recommended their favorite books and what they love about them. Browse their picks for the best books about Buffalo Soldiers, courts-martial, and Texas.