Town of Dundee

4 days ago

At the August 9th Town Commission meeting, Mayor Pennant presented the 2022 Buffalo Soldier Day Proclamation to Beverly Bailey, Doris Bailey, Dre Robinson, and Tyrone Henderson.

WHEREAS, in 1866, Congress passed the “Act to Increase and Fix the Military Peace Establishment of the United States.” It called for the creation of 30 new army regiments, including 2 cavalries and four infantry that were to “be composed of Colored men.” These all-Black regiments, organized in 1866-1867, became Ninth and Tenth U.S. Cavalry and the Thirty-eighth, Thirty-ninth, Fortieth, and Forty-first U.S. Infantry Regiments; and
WHEREAS, their main tasks were to help control the Native Americans of the Plains, capture cattle rustlers and thieves and protect settlers, stagecoaches, wagon trains, and railroad crews along the Western front; and
WHEREAS, the soldiers were nicknamed Buffalo Soldiers by the Native Americans because of their reputation for fighting ferociously to the end of the battle; and
WHEREAS, the Buffalo Soldiers are American Veterans who served our country with distinction and honor. They had the lowest military desertion and court-martial rates of their time. Many earned the Congressional Medal of Honor, an award presented in recognition of combat valor which goes above and beyond the call of duty; and
WHEREAS, they joined for a better life and to fight for their country. They served valiantly on foreign battlefields and in the face of egregious racism at home; and
WHEREAS, in the spring of 1898, all four regiments were transferred to Florida in preparation for the war with Spain with the 10th Cavalry located in Polk County. From Florida they went to Cuba where black troops fought and played a major role in the victory at Santiago de Cuba; and
WHEREAS, it is important for the citizens of the Town of Dundee to preserve the history of the Buffalo Soldiers and commemorate the sacrifices they have made to the United States of America;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Samuel Pennant, Mayor of the Town of Dundee, Florida, together with the members of the Dundee Town Commission, hereby declare Thursday, July 28, 2022, BUFFALO SOLDIERS DAY. ... See MoreSee Less

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