38th Infantry Regiment

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The 38th Infantry Regiment was a historic African American "Buffalo Soldier" unit of the United States Army that served prominently in the post–Civil War Indian Wars and later conflicts.

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38th Infantry Regiment canonical 1
38th U.S. Infantry Regiment 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African American military unit
Buffalo Soldier unit
United States Army regiment
allegiance United States of America
surface form: United States
associatedWith U.S. Army Indian-fighting campaigns
branchColor Infantry blue
commandStructure officer corps primarily white
composition enlisted African American soldiers
conflict American Indian Wars NERFINISHED
Post–Civil War frontier conflicts
country United States of America
duty escort and patrol missions
frontier defense
protection of settlers
engagedAgainst various Native American tribes
ethnicComposition African American enlisted soldiers
garrisonLocation Western frontier posts
heritage part of the Buffalo Soldier tradition
historicalContext Reconstruction-era U.S. Army expansion
militaryBranch United States Army
nickname Buffalo Soldiers NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the segregated Black regiments in the U.S. Army
participation in Indian Wars
service on the western frontier
racePolicy segregated unit with Black enlisted men and white officers
role Infantry
service Regular Army NERFINISHED
status historical unit
timePeriod Post–American Civil War era
type line infantry regiment

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Buffalo Soldiers hasUnit 38th Infantry Regiment
24th U.S. Infantry Regiment formedFrom 38th Infantry Regiment
this entity surface form: 38th U.S. Infantry Regiment