The Buffalo Soldier Monument on Fort Leavenworth was erected in 1992 to honor the African-American soldiers serving in various Buffalo Soldier regiments
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Fort Leavenworth AMSC The Buffalo Soldier Monument onOn March 17, 1827, Col. Henry Leavenworth received orders from Washington. Along with four companies of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, he departed from the Jefferson Barracks at St. Louis, traveled up the Missouri River, and selected a site for a permanent settlement. Cantonment Leavenworth was established on May 8, 1827, and renamed Fort Leavenworth on February 8, 1832. Since then, it has grown and met the demands of the U. S. Army. From the protection