Buffalo Soldiers: The Colored Regulars in the United States Army

African American soldiers distinguished themselves for valour during the Civil War and their service in defence of the Union went a long way toward securing the civil rights of all black Americans after the war. Enhanced by an extensive foreword by Frank N. Schubert, chief of Joint Operational History for the Joint Chiefs of Staff and an expert on the Buffalo Soldiers, this work remains a model of careful narrative history and still the single best source of information on the role of the black soldiers in the war against Spain.