Buffalo Soldiers Hats are often referred to as slouch hats or campaign hats. The original buffalo soldiers uniform hats where black. Today buffalo soldiers hats are worn with the crossed sabers as well as the 9th or 10th cavalry regiment insignias.
In 1866 legislation was adopted through Congress to create six all African American Army units. The units were identified as the 9th and 10th cavalry and the 38th, 39th, 40th, and 41st infantry regiments. The four infantry regiments were later reorganized to form the 24th and 25th infantry regiments. These fighting men represented the first Black professional soldiers in a peacetime army.
The nickname buffalo soldiers began with the Cheyenne warriors in 1867. The actual Cheyenne translation was Wild Buffalo. The nickname was given out of respect and the fierce fighting ability of the 10th cavalry. Overtime, Buffalo Soldiers became a generic term for all African American soldiers.
During the 1870-1880’s, the Buffalo Soldier wore a flannel shirt, and a blouse of dark blue with light blue trousers tucked into over-the-knee boots. They also wore a civil war kepi (hat) adorned with crossed sabers bearing regimental and troop designation. Buffalo Soldiers where later outfitted with a slouch ‘campaign’ hat, black at first and a light grayish-brown by 1874.
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