In 1951, the 24th Infantry Regiment in Korea became the last segregated unit to see combat. By the end of that year, all the Buffalo Soldier units were disbanded. Matthews would be the oldest ...

21. at Vashon Island Cemetery during a commemoration at the grave of a long-unmarked Buffalo Soldier. Master Sergeant Benjamin Louis Glover served in the 24th and 25th Infantry of the United ...

The buffalo soldiers were formed with six regiments in 1866. By 1869, they were down to four regiments. The 9th Cavalry, 10th Cavalry, 24th Infantry and 25th Infantry were the first to become ...