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Buffalo Soldiers | The Brass Letters | 1
Lindsey Graham
On Christmas Day, 1866, a 19-year-old former slave named George Jordan traveled to Nashville to enlist in a new all-Black Army regiment. It was the start of a 30-year career as a professional soldier. In the Army, Jordan learned to read and write, rose to the rank of sergeant, and eventually received the nation's highest military honor.
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