HUNTSVILLE – Honoring the legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers, the city of Huntsville recognized the Buffalo Soldiers during a ceremony at the 10th Cavalry Buffalo Soldier Memorial Monument in northwest Huntsville.
Held in recognition of National Buffalo Soldiers Day, Monday’s event paid tribute to the first all-Black regiments in the U.S. Army and their historical ties to Huntsville’s Cavalry Hill, where members of the 10th Cavalry Regiment encamped from 1898-1899 following the Spanish-American War.
“This monument stands as a tribute,” said Mayor Tommy Battle, “not only to the 10th Cavalry Regiment but to the resilience, courage and legacy of all Black service members.”
Huntsville’s Buffalo Soldier Memorial on Poplar Avenue is one of only three in the U.S. and the only one east of the Mississippi River…