Engagements by the Buffalo Soldiers and Seminole-Negro Indian Scouts
Chronological list of battles, actions, etc., in which regular army troops of African American soldiers participated from 1866 - 1893
Researched and compiled by Anthony Powell, Military Historian, San Jose, California.
©1999 Anthony Powell
1867
| DATE | LOCATION | UNIT/S |
| June 26 |
Wilson's Creek, Kansas |
Detachment of Company K, 38th Infantry |
| July 29 |
Near Ft. Hays, Kansas |
Detachment of Company G, 38th Infantry |
| August 2 |
Saline River, Kansas |
Troop F, 10th Cavalry |
| August 21-22 |
Prairie Dog Creek, Kansas |
Troop F, 10th Cavalry |
| September 16 |
Saline River, Kansas |
Detachment Troop G, 10th Cavalry |
| October 1 |
Howard's Well, Texas |
Detachment Troop D, 9th Cavalry |
| December 5 |
Eagle Springs, Texas |
Detachment Troop F, 9th Cavalry |
| December 26 |
Near Ft. Lancaster, Texas |
Detachment Troop K, 9th Cavalry |
1868
| DATE | LOCATION | UNIT/S |
| January 1 |
Ft. Quitman, Texas |
Detachment Troop E, 9th Cavalry |
| September 14 |
Horse Head Hills, Texas |
Detachment Troops C, F and K, 9th Cavalry |
| September 15 |
Big Sandy Creek, Colorado |
Troop I, 10th Cavalry |
| October 18 |
Beaver Creek, Kansas |
Troops H and I, 10th Cavalry. |
| November 19 |
Near Ft. Dodge, Kansas |
Detachment Troop A, 10th Cavalry |
1869
| DATE | LOCATION | UNIT/S |
| January 29 |
Mulberry Creek, Kansas |
Detachment Troops C, G, H and K, 9th Cavalry |
| March 26 |
San Francisco Mountains, New Mexico |
Detachment Company C, 38th Infantry |
| June 7 |
Johnson's River and Pecos River, Texas |
Detachment Troops G, L and M, 9th Cavalry |
| September 16 |
Salt Fork of Brazos River, Texas |
Troops B, E, F, and M, 9th Cavalry |
| September 20-21 |
Brazos River, Texas |
Detachment B and E, 9th Cavalry |
| October 28-29 |
Headwaters of Brazos River, Texas |
Detachment Troops B, E, F, G, L and M, 9th cavalry |
| November 24 |
Headwaters of Llano River, Texas |
Detachment Troops F and M, 9th Cavalry |
| December 25 |
Johnson's mail station, Texas |
Detachment Troop E, 9th Cavalry |
1870
| DATE | LOCATION | UNIT/S |
| January 3 - February 6 |
Scout on Rio Grand and Pecos River, Texas |
Detachment Troops G and I 9th Cavalry and Company K, 24th Infantry |
| January 6 - February 10 |
Scout in Guadalupe Mountains, Texas |
Detachment Troops H and I, 9th Cavalry |
| January 16 |
Indian Village, Texas |
Troops G and L, 9th Cavalry |
| January 20 |
Delaware Creek, Guadalupe Mountains Texas |
Detachment Troops C, D, I and K, 9th Cavalry |
| April 3 |
San Martine Springs Texas |
Detachment Troop F, 9th Cavalry |
| April 6 |
Near Clear Creek, Texas |
Detachment Troop M, 10th Cavalry |
| April 25 |
Crow Springs, Texas |
Detachment Troop C and K, 9th Cavalry |
| May 19-20 |
Kickapoo Springs, Texas |
Detachment Troop F, 9th Cavalry |
| May 29 |
Bass Canyon, Texas |
Troop K, 9th Cavalry |
| June 9 |
Near Camp Supply, Indian Territory |
Detachment Troops F and H, 10th Cavalry |
| June 10 |
Snake Creek, Indian Territory |
Troop H, 10th Cavalry |
| June 11 |
Camp Supply, Indian Territory |
Troops A, F, H, I and K, 10th Cavalry |
1871
| DATE | LOCATION | UNIT/S |
| April 27 |
Ft. Sill, Indian Territory |
Detachment Troop E, 10th Cavalry |
| May 12 |
Near Red River, Texas |
Detachment Troop L, 10th Cavalry |
| May 17 |
Ft. Sill, Indian Territory |
Troops B, D, E and H, 10th Cavalry |
| May 21 |
Camp Melvin Station |
Detachment Company K, 25th Infantry |
| June 30 |
Staked Plains, Texas |
Detachment Troop I, 9th Cavalry |
| July 22 |
Headwaters of Concho River, Texas |
Detachment Troop F, 9th Cavalry |
| July 31 |
Near Ft. McKavett, Texas |
Detachment Troop M, 9th Cavalry and Company A, 24th Infantry |
| Spetember 1 |
Near Ft. McKavett, Texas |
Detachment Troop M, 9th Cavalry and Company A, 24th Infantry |
| September 19 |
Foster Springs, Indian Territory |
Detachment Troop, B 10th Cavalry |
1872
| DATE | LOCATION | UNIT/S |
| April 20 |
Near Howard's Well, Texas |
Troops A and H, 9th Cavalry |
| May 20 |
On La Pendencia, Texas |
Detachment Troop C, 9th Cavalry, Company K, 24th Infantry, and Seminole Negro Indian Scouts |
| July 12 |
Deep River, Indian Territory |
Troops A and L, 10th Cavalry |
| July 22 |
Otter Creek, Indian Territory |
Troops A and L, 10th Cavalry |
| July 28 |
Central Station, Texas |
Detachment Company K, 25th Infantry |
1873
| DATE | LOCATION | UNIT/S |
| April 27 |
Eagle Springs, Texas |
Detachment Company B, 25th Infantry |
| August 31 |
Near Pease River, Texas |
Troops E and I, 10th Cavalry |
| October 1 |
Central Station, Texas |
Detachment Company K, 25th Infantry |
| December 5 |
Elm Creek, Texas |
Detachment Troop D, 10th Cavalry |
1874
| DATE | LOCATION | UNIT/S |
| February 2 |
Home Creek, Texas |
Detachment Troop A, 10th Cavalry |
| February 5 |
Double Mountains, Texas |
Troops G and D, 10th Cavalry |
| May 2 |
Between Red River and Big Wichita River, Texas |
Detachment Troop K, 10th Cavalry |
| May 18 |
Carrizo Mountains, Texas |
Detachment Company B, 25th Infantry |
| August 22-23 |
Wichita Agency, Indian Territory |
Troops C, E, H and L, 10th Cavalry and Company I, 25th Infantry |
| December 20 |
Kingfisher Creek on North Fork of Canadian River Indian Territory |
Troops D and M, 10th Cavalry |
1875
| DATE | LOCATION | UNIT/S |
| January 26 |
Solis Ranch, near Ringgold Barracks, Texas |
Detachment Troop G, 9th Cavalry |
| January 27 |
Near Ringgold Barracks, Texas |
Troops B and G, 9th Cavalry |
| April 6 |
Near Cheyenne Agency, Indian Territory |
Troops D and M, 10th cavalry |
| April 25 |
Eagle Nest crossing of Pecos River, Texas |
Seminole Negro Indian Scouts |
| May 5 |
Battle Point, Texasa |
Troops A, F, G, I and L, 10th Cavalry |
| November 2 |
Near Pecos River, Texas |
Troop G and L, 10th Cavalry and Seminole Negro Indian Scouts |
1876
| DATE | LOCATION | UNIT/S |
| February 18 |
Carrizo Mountains, Texas |
Detachment Company B, 25th Infantry |
| July 30 |
Near Saragossa, Mexico |
Detachment Troop B, 10th Cavalry and Seminole Negro Indian Scouts |
| September 15 |
Florida Mountains, New Mexico |
Troop F, 9th Cavalry |
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1877
| DATE | LOCATION | UNIT/S |
| January 23 |
Florida Mountains, New Mexico |
Detachment Troop C, 9th Cavalry |
| January 28 |
Sierra Boca Grande, Mexico |
Deatchment Troop C, 9th Cavalry |
| April 1 |
Rio Grande, near Devil's River, Texas |
Seminole Negro Indian Scouts |
| May 4 |
Lake Quemada, Texas |
Troop G, 10th Cavalry and Seminole Negro Indian Scouts |
| May 30 |
Black Range, Miembres Mountains, New Mexico |
Detachment Troops C and I, 9th Cavalry |
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1878
| DATE | LOCATION | UNIT/S |
| August 5 |
Dog Canyon, New Mexico |
Troops F and H, 9th Cavalry |
1879
| DATE | LOCATION | UNIT/S |
| January 15 |
Cormedos Mountains, New Mexico |
Troop A, 9th Cavalry |
| March 8 |
Ojo Caliente, New Mexico |
Troop I, 9th Cavalry |
| July 25 |
Near Salt Lake or Sulphur, Texas |
Detachment Troop H, 10th Cavalry |
| September 4 |
Ojo Caliente, New Mexico |
Detachment Troop E, 9th Cavalry |
| September 16 |
Van Horn Mountains, Texas |
Detachment Troop H, 10th Cavalry |
| September 18 |
Las Animas River, New Mexico |
Troops A, B, C, and G, 9th Cavalry |
| September 28 |
Near Ojo Caliente, New Mexico |
Troop E, 9th Cavalry |
| September 29 -October 1 |
Cuchillo Negro River, Miembres Mountains, New Mexico |
Troops B, C, G and L, 9th Cavalry |
| September 30 |
Near Canada de Alamosa, New Mexico |
Detachment Troop E, 9th Cavalry |
| October 2-4 |
Milk Creek, Colorado |
Troop D, 9th Cavalry |
| October 5 |
Milk Creek, Colorado |
Troop D, 9th Cavalry |
| October 10 |
White River, Colorado |
Troop D, 9th Cavalry |
| October 27 |
San Guzman Mountains, near Corralitos, Mexico |
Detachment Troops B, C, G and H, 9th Cavalry |
| November 1 |
Big Bend of Rio Grande, Texas |
Seminole Negro Indian Scouts |
| November 29-30 |
Sierra del Carmen, Mexico |
Troop C, 10th Cavalry |
1880
| DATE | LOCATION | UNIT/S |
| January 12 |
Rio Puerco, New Mexico |
Troops B, C, F, H, and M, 9th Cavalry |
| January 17 |
San Mateo Mountains New Mexico |
Troops B, C, F, H, and M, 9th Cavalry |
| January 30 |
Cabello Mountains, New Mexico |
Detachment Troops B and M, 9th Cavalry |
| February 3 |
San Andreas Mountains, New Mexico |
Troops B, C, F, H, and M, 9th Cavalry |
| February 28 |
Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico |
Troop A, 9th Cavalry |
| April 3 |
Near Pecos Falls, Texas |
Troops F and L, 10th Cavalry |
| April 5 |
Miembrillo Canyon, San andreas Mountains, New Mexico |
Troop A, 9th Cavalry |
| April 6 - 9 |
Miembrillo Canyon, San Andreas Mountains, New Mexico |
Troops A, D, F, and G, 9th Cavalry |
| April 9 |
Shake Hand Springs, Texas |
Troop K, 10th Cavalry |
| April 16 |
Camp near South Fork, New Mexico |
Detachment Troop G, 9th Cavalry |
| April 16 |
Messcalero Agency, New Mexico |
Troops H and L, 9th Cavalry and D, E, F, K, and L, 10th Cavalry |
| April 17 |
Near Dog Canyon, New Mexico |
Troops H and L, 9th Cavalry |
| April 20 |
Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico |
Detachment Troop L, 10th Cavalry |
| May 14 |
Old Fort Tulerosa, New Mexico |
Deatchment Troops E, I and K, 9th Cavalry |
| June 5 |
Cook's Canyon, New Mexico |
Troops A, D, K, and L, 9th Cavalry |
| July 30 |
Rock Bridge or Eagle Pass, Texas |
Troops C and G, 10th Cavalry |
| August 3 |
Alamo Springs, Texas |
Troops B, C, G, and H, 10th Cavalry |
| August 4 |
Camp Safford, Guadalupe Mountains, Texas |
Detachment Troop F, 10th Cavalry |
| August 6 |
Guadalupe Mountains, Texas |
Troop F, 10th Cavalry |
| August 6 |
Near Rattlesnake Springs, Texas |
Detachment Troops H, 10th Cavalry and Company H, 24th Infantry |
| August 6 |
Rattlesnake Springs, Texas |
Troops B, C, G and H, 10th Cavalry |
| September 1 |
Aqua Chiquita, Sacramento Mountains |
Detachment G, 9th Cavalry |
| October 28 |
Ojo Caliente, Texas |
Detachment Troops B and K, 10th Cavalry |
1881
| DATE | LOCATION | UNIT/S |
| January 24 |
Near Canada Alamosa, New Mexico |
Detachment Troop A, 9th Cavalry |
| February 5 |
Candelaria Mountains, New Mexico |
Detachment Troop K, 9th Cavalry |
| May 3 |
Sierra del Burro, Mexico |
Seminole Negro Indian Scouts |
| July 17 |
Alamo Canyon, New Mexico |
Detachment Troop L, 9th Cavalry |
| July 19 |
Arena Blanca, New Mexico |
Detachment Troop L, 9th Cavalry |
| July 25 |
White Sands, New Mexico |
Detachment Troop L, 9th Cavalry |
| July 26 |
San Andreas Mountain, New Mexico |
Detachment Troop L, 9th Cavalry |
| August 3 |
Monica Springs, New Mexico |
Detachment Troop L, 9th Cavalry |
| August 12 |
Carrizo Canyon, New Mexico |
Detachment Troop K, 9th Cavalry |
| August 16 |
Rio Cuchillo Negro, New Mexico |
Troop I, 9th Cavalry |
| August 16 |
Near San Mateo Mountains Black Range, New Mexico |
Detachment Troops B, and H, 9th Cavalry |
| August 19 |
McEwer's Ranch in Guerillo Canyon, New Mexico |
Detachment Troops B and H, 9th Cavalry |
| October 4 |
South Pass of Dragoon Mountains, Arizona |
Troops F and H, 9th Cavalry |
1886
| DATE | LOCATION | UNIT/S |
| May 3 |
Near Penito Mountains, Sonora, Mexico |
Troop K, 10th Cavalry |
| October 18 |
Black River Mountain, Arizona |
Troop H, 10th Cavalry |
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1887
| DATE | LOCATION | UNIT/S |
| June 11 |
Rincon Mountains, Arizona |
Detachment Troops E and L, 10th Cavalry |
| November 5 |
Crow Agency, Montana |
Troop H, 9th Cavalry |
1889
| DATE | LOCATION | UNIT/S |
| May 11 |
Cedar Springs, Arizona |
Detachment Troops C and G, 10th Cavalry and Companys B, C, E and K, 24th Infantry |
1890
| DATE | LOCATION | UNIT/S |
| March 7 |
Near mouth of Cherry Creek, Salt River, Arizona |
Troop K, 10th Cavalry |
| December 30 |
Near Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota |
Troop D, 9th Cavalry |
| December 30 |
Near Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota |
Troops E, I and K, 9th Cavalry |
| December 30 |
Drexel or Catholic Mission near White Clay Creek, South Dakota |
Troops D, E, I, and K, 9th Cavalry |
1893
| DATE | LOCATION | UNIT/S |
| February 23 |
Las Muias ranch, Starr County, Texas
30 miles north of FT. Ringgold |
Seminole Negro Indian Scouts |
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