Buffalo Soldiers | The Brass Letters | 1

1760.992 - 1783.649 Lindsey Graham

So, before they even arrived at their final post, the 9th Cavalry was stained by accusations of mutiny, and soon they would face the challenge of guarding hundreds of miles of one of the most turbulent frontiers in American history. In July, the 9th Cavalry finally arrived at Fort Davis, a dilapidated army outpost named after Jefferson Davis, who was Secretary of War when the fort was constructed.