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Safe" Internet. As a Buffalo Soldier, great-grandfather,
Sergeant Henry Parker, and the U.S. army were a part of the
Plains Indian's nightmare. As an American soldier, he served his
country under the worst of conditions, showing the courage and
bravery that has been the tradition of all fighting men, no
matter their cause, no matter their sacrifice. It should be
noted, that Regimental returns show that the Buffalo Soldiers
were not involved in Indian massacres, though they were camped
near the sites of two incidents and assisted those who survived.
It is this author's stated belief, that the Buffalo Soldiers did
not mistreat Native-Americans and were not responsible for their
removal from reservations. After escaping from his slavemaster
in Apton Valley, Kentucky, great-grandfather joined the 101st
Regiment United States Colored Infantry, at 18 years of age. He
served three years as a priv