Started in 1866, the 10th Cavalry of the United States Army, later known as the Buffalo Soldiers, was one of the first all-black regiments in the U.S. Military. The Buffalo Soldiers served the country from the American Indian Wars to the Korean War in 1948 when the military desegregated. These soldiers were nicknamed by American Plains Indians most likely because of their curly hair that resembles the coat of a bison, and they spent a lot of time out west as some of the nation’s first national park rangers. From 1891 to 1913, soldiers worked in national parks in California to protect against wildfires, prevent illegal poaching, and build roads. Today, the work and sacrifice of these soldiers, specifically the escaped slave and soldier Charles Young, is remembered at CharlesYoungnps in Ohio. #BuffaloSoldiers #History #USHistory #Ohio #NationalParks #Parks #Outdoors #Outside 📸: NationalParkService Image: Mounted Buffalo Soldier re-enactors.