BUFFALO SOLDIER IN BUFFALO COAT Photographed by John C. H. Grabill in Sturgis, Dakota Territory, circa 1886, this cabinet card depicts an unknown soldier in the 25th Infantry and is the only known image of a Buffalo Soldier wearing a buffalo robe.

Posted on Nov 12, 2020

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BUFFALO SOLDIER IN BUFFALO COAT
Photographed by John C. H. Grabill in Sturgis, Dakota Territory, circa 1886, this cabinet card depicts an unknown soldier in the 25th Infantry and is the only known image of a Buffalo Soldier wearing a buffalo robe.

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CPT Jack Durish

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I can only imagine how heavy that "coat" is...

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SSG Michael Noll

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Great share brother Robert.

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LTC John Griscom

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Great photo.

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