what/who is a buffalo soldier?

Question

as in Bob Marleys song what/who is a buffalo soldier?

Answer 1

A buffalo soldier was given to the calvary that served out on the western range.Alot of them were black americans but some were white along with some indians, i.e. they used them as translators and scouts.Alot off so called public rejects or useless people joined the buffalo soldiers in hopes making better for themselves.

Answer 2

dreadlock rasta: black soldiers

The main purpose behind forming the Buffalo Soldier regiments was to subdue wild, hostile, and supposedly "savage" Native Americans for the purpose of advancing the civilization of the Western world. Many people were against these campaigns however. This is because many of the advocators against the Buffalo Soldiers were slow to acknowledge the black soldier’s worthiness to participate in the battle for freedom. What makes this ironic is that many of the Buffalo Soldiers possessed hero qualities, in the fact that they risked their lives for a country that really didn’t acknowledge them as men. But, the government considered them good soldiers because of their power for "physical endurance of hardships and their healthy physical development. Therefore, the Buffalo Soldiers carried out their duty without so much as a cry or a moan. They were said to be the hardest working regiments in the cavalry.

Answer 3

The original Buffalo soldiers were the Black soldiers of the Ninth Cavalry, formed after the Civil War, to fight Indians on the Texas Frontier. The Indians named them that as they thought their hair resembled the Buffaloes Mane and the soldiers were as tough and tenacious as the Buffalo. After that several Black Regiments were referred to as Buffalo Soldiers. The last regiment to be referred to as Buffalo Slodiers was disbanded and absorbed into other regiments during the Korean War.

Answer 4

Buffalo Soldier was the term given to native American and Black soldiers who fought during the American Civil War on the side of the Union, the supposed good guys in a very bad and uncivil war. Bob Marley's song is a tribute to these men who were often pressed into service by their white commanders. Their story is a compelling one and doesn't end with the close of the war. many travelled west and were part of the Cavalry that was used to quell unrest and dissent in the American West during the days of expansion and the great Californian gold rush.

Answer 5

Buffalo soldiers were African Americans in the US Army out west fighting the Indians.

Answer 6

A Buffalo Soldier was a freed slave who enlisted in the US Army ,before ,during and after the American Civil War.

Answer 7

A Buffalo soldier refers to black soldiers who fought in an American war and never lost a fight.

Answer 8

i only know of one kind of buffalo soldier. the buffalo soldiers were the first black regiment of the 9th & 10th u.s.calvaries and were named 'buffalo soldier' by a native indian tribe because of the wooliness of their hair...like that of the buffalo and also because of their strength and tenacity.

there are tons of links about the history of the buffalo soldiers.

Answer 9

It was reputedly the name given to Negro soldiers fighting in the US Army by the Native "Indians" during the Indian Wars.

Answer 10

They were black soldiers who served in the US calvary. I have never listened to the song, so I do not know if he is referring to the same thing.