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Samuel K. Thompson Diary

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Diary, 1870, of Samuel K. Thompson, 2nd Lieutenant of the 25th Regiment of the U.S. Infantry, which was one of the all African-American regiments founded in 1866 that are also referred to as "Buffalo Soldiers." Thompson was a white commanding officer of the regiment.

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Diary and loose items Box Small Collections Box 59, Folder 1

"Lieutenant Samuel K. Thompson, formerly a Lieutenant and Brevet Major of the 54th US Infantry during the Civil War, kept this diary from 1870 while an officer of the 25th Regiment, US Infantry. In 1870, the regiment begins the year in Louisiana and then they are marched to San Antonio briefly and then Thompson's company is marched on to Ft. Davis, Texas to control the Mexicans and the Indians in this remote outpost.

Samuel K. Thompson Diary 0.01 Linear Foot

Diary, 1870, of Samuel K. Thompson, 2nd Lieutenant of the 25th Regiment of the U.S. Infantry, which was one of the all African-American regiments founded in 1866 that are also referred to as "Buffalo Soldiers." Thompson was a white commanding officer of the regiment.

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