Buffalo Soldier Pack Mule, Myrtle
Mule name Myrtle was taken with the 10th Cavalry on the Pancho Villa Expedition. Myrtle was retired in 1930 and later made appearances in parades and reviews at Fort Huachuca. Buffalo Soldiers were members of the 10th Cavalry Regiment of the US Army. This nickname was given to the "Negro Cavalry" by the Native American tribes they fought in the Indian Wars. The term became synonymous with all of the African-American regiments formed in 1866: 9th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 24th Infantry Regiment, and 25th Infantry Regiment. The Buffalo Soldiers were established by Congress as the first peacetime all-black regiments in the regular US Army. No photographer credited, 1930.
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