Fort Concho to host Buffalo Soldier Heritage Day Sunday
Fort Concho will host Buffalo Soldier Heritage Day this Sunday, Feb. 25, with a book signing, presentations and more.
The celebration will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Buffalo Soldier Memorial next to the farmers market, 609 S. Oakes St.
A presentation will be given by the memorial’s founder Sherley Spears, according to a news release.
The program will move across the street to Fort Concho’s Barracks 1 Visitor Center for a book signing by San Antonio author Jim Matthews, who has written a new book on the buffalo soldier unit.
"Stop by to meet the author, enjoy refreshments, view a buffalo soldier display and shop," the release stated.
The program is free to all and is co-hosted by Fort Concho and the NAACP Buffalo Soldier Memorial founder Sherley Spears.
"Buffalo soldiers were Black soldiers of the regular Army who served mostly west of the Mississippi after the Civil War," according to the release. "Units of all four buffalo soldier regiments served at Fort Concho from 1869-1885 with the most famous unit, the 10th Cavalry, having its headquarters at the fort from 1875-1882. Over Fort Concho’s 22 active years, the buffalo soldiers comprised half of the post’s enlisted men."
For more information, call Sherley Spears at 325-400-1156 or Fort Site Manager Bob Bluthardt at 325-234-0316.
This article originally appeared on San Angelo Standard-Times: Fort Concho to host Buffalo Soldier Heritage Day Sunday
