Buffalo Soldier Regiment: History of the Twenty-Fifth United States Infantry, 1869-1926

Table of contents

• Blacks in the American West iii
• Title Page v
• Introduction to the Bison Books Edition ix
• Contents xxv
• List of Illustrations and Maps xxix
• Introduction xxxv
• Chapter I - The Colored Soldier in the Military Service of the United States Prior to 1866 1
• Chapter II - The Act of Congress of July 28, 1866, and the Formation of the 39Th and 40Th Regiments of Infantry, (Colored) 6
• Chapter III - The Act of Congress of March 3, 1869, and the Organization of the Present 25Th Infantry, United States Army—Pre-Vious Twenty-Fifth Infantry Regiments of the United States Army 11
• Chapter IV - Service in Department of Louisiana—Death of Colonel Mower —Depleted Strength of Regiment—Movement to Texas- Arrival at New Stations—Report of Inspector General —Changes among the Officers 15
• Chapter V - Scouting, Escort and Guard Duty, and Road Building—The Regiment Changes Station—Skirmishes with Indians at Central Station, Texas 19
• Chapter VI - Movement of Companies C and I to Forts Gibson and Sill— the Fight at the Wichita Agency—Colonel Davidson's Report—Events during 1876 to 1879 24
• Chapter VII - Affairs along the Rio Grande Border in 1878—The Mackenzie Expedition, June 11–21, 1878—Effects of the Mackenzie Expedition 31
• Chapter VIII - An Appreciation of the Regiment's Work in Texas, 1870–1880— Commendatory Order from Commanding Officer, Dis- Trict of Pecos—General Ord's Recommendations—The Regiment Moves to the Department of Dakota—Move to Fort Snelling—Abandonment of Fort Hale—An Inspection Report 35
• Chapter IX - The Regiment Moves to Montana—Events 1899–1890— Skeletonizing of Companies I and K 42
• Chapter X - The Pine Ridge Campaign of 1890-'91 48
• Chapter XI - Return of Lieutenant Colonel Van Horne's Battalion to Fort Missoula—Companies B, C and E, Change Station to Fort Buford, N. D —Retirement of Colonel Andrews— Colonel Burt Assumes Command of the Regiment—The Couer D'alene Labor Riots—The Search for the Carlin Hunting Party—G Company and Coxey's [Army]—The Great Railroad Strike on the N. P. R. R., 1894—Commendations 50
• Chapter XII - An Uneventful Period—Changes of Station Companies a, C, D and E—The Renaissance in Training Methods—An Inspec-Tion Report—The Twenty-Fifth Infantry Bicycle Corps-Garrison Life during the Period, 1894–97 58
• Chapter XIII - Rumors of War—The Blowing Up of the Battleship Maine- More Rumors—Orders to Move—Arrival of the Regiment at Chickamauga Park-Companies a and G, to Key West-Concentration at Tampa, Florida—The Daily Routine at Tampa—Embarking for Cuba—At Sea—Arrival in Cuba 65
• Chapter XIV - The Campaign of Santiago—Captain Loughborough's Recol- Lections of the Campaign—Lieutenant Colonel Daggett's Reports on the Battle of El Caney—General Chaffee's Indorsement—The Capture of the Spanish Flag at El Caney —Lieutenants French's, Caldwell's, and Moss's Reports on the Battle—Losses—An Amusing Incident—Lieutenant Colonel Daggett's Order to the Regiment 70
• Chapter XV - A Change of Camp—Sickness—Homeward Bound—The Reor-Ganization of the Regiment—Organization of Companies I, K, L and M—Stations in the Department of the Colo-Rado—The Philippine Insurrection—Preparations for the Philippines—Departure for the Philippine Islands—Report on the Operations of the Regiment in the Philippines-General Grants Report—Scouting in the Philippines 85
• Chapter XVI - The O'donnell Affair—Death of Lieutenant Schenck—O'Neil's Fight at Iba—Surrender of Colonel Arce—Heroism of Ser- Geant Green—Amusing Anecdotes—Colonel Burt's Promo- Tion and Farewell to the Regiment—Colonel a. H. Bowman Is Assigned to the Regiment—The Return to the United States 104
• Chapter XVII - Another Commendatory Order—Record of Events 1902 to 1905—Changes of Stations during 1906—Fort Niobrara, July, 1906—Orders for Foreign Service—The Regiment Returns to the Philippine Islands, September, 1907 115
• Chapter XVIII - Duty in Mindanao, P. I.—Events during 1907, 1908, and 1909— Expeditions against Hostile Moros—The Expedition to Bas- Ilar April, May and June, 1908—Diary Co. B, 25Th Infantry, April to June, 1908—Return of the Regiment to the United States, October, 1909 121
• Chapter XIX - Garrison Life at Forts Lawton and George Wright, Wash-Ington—Maneuvers at American Lake—Fighting Forest Fires in Montana and Idaho—Commendatory Letters-Colonel Hoyt Is Promoted Brigadier General—His Suc-Cessors—Maneuvers at Montesano, Gray's Harbor, Wash-Ington—March of Company M—Departure for Hawaii 132
• Chapter XX - Service in Hawaii—Record of Events 19134918—Changes in or- Ganization of the Regiment—Organization of Head- Quarters, Machine Gun and Supply Companies—Calls upon the Regiment for Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers for the New Armies—Changes in Commanding Officers— the Regiment Moves to Arizona, August, 1918 139
• Chapter XXI - [Ambos Nogales]—The Fight at Nogales, August 27–28, 1918 — Arrival of the Regiment at Nogales—Border Duty—Camp Stephen D. Little —Record of Events 1919–1926—Relations with People of Nogales 145
• Chapter XXII - Athletics in the 25Th Infantry—The Regimental Baseball Teams, 1894–1914—Some Well-Known Players—Field and Track Teams—Conclusion 163
• Appendix A - Extracts from [the War of the Rebellion, Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies Series III, Vol. V, Serial No. 126] 176
• Appendix B(1) 179
• Appendix B(1) 181
• Appendix C - The Battle of Port Hudson May 23, 1863 183
• Appendix D 185
• Appendix E 187
• Appendix F 188
• Appendix G 190
• Appendix H 191
• Appendix I 193
• Appendix J 194
• Appendix K 195
• Appendix L 197
• Appendix M 198
• Appendix N 200
• Appendix O 202
• Appendix P 203
• Appendix Q 205
• Appendix R 206
• Appendix S 209
• Appendix T 210
• Appendix U 211
• Bibliography 233
• Index 235
• In the Blacks in the American West Series 247

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