40th Infantry Regiment
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The 40th Infantry Regiment was a unit of African American "Buffalo Soldiers" in the United States Army, known for its service during the post–Civil War and Indian Wars era.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American military unit
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Buffalo Soldier unit ⓘ United States Army regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union ⓘ |
| associatedWith | United States Colored Troops tradition ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| compositionPolicy | Black enlisted men with white officers ⓘ |
| conflict | Indian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| duty |
frontier defense
ⓘ
guarding supply routes ⓘ participation in campaigns against Native American groups ⓘ patrol and escort missions ⓘ protection of settlers ⓘ |
| era | Post–Civil War era ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | African American soldiers ⓘ |
| garrisonRegion |
American West
NERFINISHED
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frontier posts ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
U.S. policy of segregated Black regiments
ⓘ
post–American Civil War U.S. Army expansion ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of African American participation in westward expansion
ⓘ
illustration of post–Civil War racial policies in the U.S. Army ⓘ |
| legacy | part of the broader Buffalo Soldiers heritage ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | land forces ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | ground combat operations ⓘ |
| militaryRole | infantry ⓘ |
| nickname | Buffalo Soldiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
African American enlisted ranks under white officers
ⓘ
participation in Indian Wars campaigns ⓘ service on the American western frontier ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States frontier territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationalLevel | regiment ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Army colored regiments ⓘ |
| racePolicyContext | segregated unit ⓘ |
| raceSegregationStatus | racially segregated unit ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | symbol of African American military service in the 19th century ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States Army Indian Wars campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | disbanded ⓘ |
| serviceType | Regular Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | line infantry regiment ⓘ |
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