Now available in paperback Women in the United States military have received more recognition than ever in recent years, but women also played vital roles in battles and campaigns of previous generations.
Her remarkable story continues to represent a triumph of the human spirit..
Cathy Williams remains the only known African American woman to have served as a Buffalo Soldier in the Indian Wars.
Infantry, one of the six black units formed following the Civil War.
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Tucker traces her life From her birth as a Slave near Independence, Missouri, to her service in Company A, 38th U.
William Cathay From 1866 to 1868 with the famed Buffalo Soldiers who patrolled the 900-mile Santa Fe Trail.
Cathy Williams served as Pvt.
Now available in paperback Women in the United States military have received more recognition than ever in recent years, but women also played vital roles in battles and campaigns of previous generations
