The legendary Buffalo Soldiers, four army regiments of former slaves,
were vital in taming the American frontier. The Tenth Cavalry of African
American troopers rode across the Colorado plains to battle the
Cheyennes and rescue wounded, starving soldiers at Beecher Island on the
Arikaree River. Under the cover of darkness, the Ninth Cavalry aided
besieged troops pinned down by Ute sharpshooters at Milk Creek. They
drove off Cheyenne Dog Soldiers attacking a stagecoach of nervous
travelers on the Smokey Hill Trail to Denver. And they braved howling
blizzards and deep snowdrifts to protect lonely homesteads and wandering
prospectors. Author Nancy K. Williams details the bravery and valor of
these historic servicemen who served proudly defending America's Wild
West.