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Twelve officers of color are listed, including names, ranks, titles, and dates of appointment. The list includes individuals from the 9th Calvary, 10th Calvary, 24th Infantry, 25th Infantry, and Philippine Scouts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-21
A list of all men of color appointed to or continued in office by President Roosevelt, complete with the office and date.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01
A cavalry of African American troops marching in the Inaugural Parade.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-03-20
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary instructs Sonny Bird to write the War Department for information about the location of the Ninth Cavalry and Sergeant Allen.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-26
Sonny Bird asks Theodore Roosevelt for information on the 9th Cavalry, the Sergeant in charge, the former Sergeant, and Sergeant Allen. Bird informs Roosevelt that he has been met with misfortune and is now serving a 4 year sentence at the Louisiana State Penitentiary for the crime of burglary, he claims to be innocent of the charge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-21
Quintard Taylor provides a history of the African American servicemen, the Buffalo Soldiers, who served in the American West after the Civil War, and he examines the relationship between Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and two regiments of the Buffalo Soldiers, the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry, that served alongside the Rough Riders in Cuba. Taylor highlights the heroics of individual Buffalo Soldiers, including recipients of the Medal of Honor, and he quotes extensively from Roosevelt’s writings to give Roosevelt’s views on these servicemen. Taylor examines a dispute that arose after the war when Roosevelt questioned the actions of some of the Tenth Cavalry men at the Battle of San Juan Heights.
A photograph of Taylor, five photographs of various Buffalo Soldiers, and an illustration of Roosevelt with Booker T. Washington appear in the article.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2009-10-24
From his carriage, President Roosevelt tips his hat to the crowd gathered at the Presidio, now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. At Roosevelt’s request, he is accompanied by the 9th Cavalry Honor Guard, also known as the “Buffalo Soldiers.” The unit had served at San Juan Hill in Cuba along with Roosevelt and the Rough Riders.
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
1903-05-13