Buffalo Soldiers of New Mexico
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By Janet Wasson
What is a Buffalo Soldier? By the
end of the war 180,000 Black Americans had served in
the Union army and taps had sounded over the bodies
of 33,380 of them. Yet, they didn't fight only in
Union Blue.
Sadly, little has ever been written of
the African Americans that served in the Confederate
Army, so we know little of their reasons for
fighting for the Confederacy or the outcome of these
efforts.
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After the Civil War, Black American
continued to serve. They were the Buffalo Soldiers.
This list is an attempt to record all known Buffalo
soldiers in New Mexico. Send us any additional data
and it will be entered here. A list of Buffalo
Soldiers from the 1880 census. Here is the 1880
census extraction of Buffalo Soldiers, not a
complete list, but its a start. The first group is
of Fort Stanton
in Lincoln County.
Last name First name Age Occupation Place Born Father Born Mother Born James Isaac 31 Gvt. teamster NJ DE NJ Williams George 34 Gvt teamster LA LA LA Cooper William 28 Gvt teamster LA LA LA Burnside John 29 Gvt teamster GA KY KY Williams Frank 32 Serg't USA MS ME ME Williams Sarah 26 Wife KY KY KY Williams Laura 10 daughter TX MS KY Williams Mattie 7 daughter TX MS KY Williams Francis 1yr daughter NM MS KY Johnson Daniel 28 Serg't USA VA VA VA Aldridge James 31 Soldier USA MD MD MD Adams Lewis 31 Soldier USA MD MD MD Brooks Williams 24 Soldier USA VA VA VA Jones Thomas 21 Soldier USA MD MD MD Black Oliver 26 Soldier USA MD MD MD Cornish Solomon 27 Soldier USA MD MD MD Jackson Richard 22 Soldier USA VA VA VA Nickerson William 23 Soldier USA NC NC NC Holmes Charles 23 Soldier USA NJ NJ NJ Reed James 26 Soldier USA VA VA VA Wooden James 22 Soldier USA VA VA VA Wright Charles 22 Soldier USA MN VA VA Green Thomas 26 Soldier USA RI RI RI Spady Lewis 27 Soldier USA VA VA VA Alexander Albert 26 Soldier USA SC SC SC Nanc William 31 Soldier USA NC NC NC Morgan Jerry 22 Soldier USA AL AL AL Jones Thomas 26 Soldier USA VA VA VA Lyle George 28 Soldier USA KY KY KY Kirkley Samuel 31 Soldier USA SC SC SC Conner Franklin 22 Soldier USA PA PA PA Russell Julius 29 Soldier USA West Indies W Indies W Indies Candda Albert 27 Soldier USA KY KY KY Jones James 21 Soldier USA PA PA PA Key James 27 Soldier USA AR MS MS Moore George 22 Soldier USA VA VA VA Cross Monroe 30 Soldier USA NC NC NC Hillsboro-Dona Ana Co Washington Jeff 24 Co.M 9th Cav Boil Co.,KY VA KY Briscoe W.H. 22 Co C 9th Cav Woodford Co KY NC KY Bush W H 22 Serg't Co C 9thCav Amherstberg Ca KY KY Washington George 41 Co M 9th Cav VA VA VA Wright Tom 28 Co M 9th Cav KY KY KY Kenney Tom 27 Co M 9th Cav KY KY KY Washington William 23 Co M 9th Cav VA VA VA Collins William 23 Co C 9th Cav MD MD MD Brooks Irving 22 Co C 9th Cav MD MD MD Numan Frank 34 Co C 9th Cav Washington DC W-DC VA Bolt Benjamin 38 Co M 9th Cav LaFayette IN VA KY Simmons Joe 31 Co M 9th Cav Raleigh NC VA NC Smith William 29 Corp'l. Co M 9thCa KY KY KY Smith John 21 Co M 9th Cav Chicago IL IL IL Santa Fe-Santa Fe Co Johnson Amos 34 Soldier USA MD MD MD Marshall Joseph 31 Soldier USA LA VA LA Doane Samuel 29 Soldier USA KY KY KY Campbell George 29 Soldier USA MD MD MD Lee William 25 Soldier USA KY KY KY Lee Edward 25 Soldier USA OH OH OH White James B 22 Soldier USA VA VA VA Robinson Alexander 27 Soldier USA VA VA VA Strong Patrick 31 Soldier USA AL AL AL Phillips Marshall 34 Soldier USA VA VA VA Astbury Samuel 29 Soldier USA PA PA PA Reed Richard 32 Soldier USA MO KY KY Booth A.H. 23 Soldier USA SC SC SC Stamberg Nicholas 28 Soldier USA KY KY KY Norris Stephen 35 Soldier USA TN TN TN Croft (wounded) Atwood 34 Soldier USA SC SC SC Wise James 29 Soldier USA VA VA VA Cunningham Charles 33 Soldier USA PA PA VA Canada Alamosa-Socorro Co. Brown Oscar 31 Soldier USA VA VA VA Butler John William 27 Soldier USA MD MD MD Gwyn George 34 Soldier USA PA PA PA Palomas-Socorro Co Campbell Thomas 35 Soldier USA TN TN TN McFemmick Charles 31 Soldier USA TN TN TN