Tag Archives: Fort Union

Cathay Williams / William Cathey: Buffalo Soldier

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Meg Groeling

My father was a freeman, but my mother was a slave, belonging to William Johnson, a wealthy farmer who lived at the time I was born near Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.[1] So begins the story of Ms. Cathay Williams, the … Continue reading →

Posted in USCT | Tagged 10th U.S. Cavalry, 38th U.S. Infantry, 9th U.S. Cavalry, black history, black history month, black-history-2018, Buffalo Soldiers, Cathay Williams, Female Soldiers, Fort Bayard, Fort Cummings, Fort Reily, Fort Union, General Barbara Lynne Owens, Invalid Pension, jefferson barracks, New Mexico, Philip Sheridan, Trinidad Colorado, USCT, Veteran Pension, washerwoman, William Cathey, women disguised as soldiers, women's studies | 12 Comments

Kit Carson’s Civil War: Learning to Command, Administration and Training

Posted on March 5, 2015 by ECW Guest Post

Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Ray Shortridge. Part one in a series. In early July, 1861, Henry Hopkins Sibley met with Jefferson Davis in Richmond. He had resigned from the United States Army while serving as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities | Tagged 1s New Mexico Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Edward Canby, Fort Craig, Fort Union, Henry Sibley, Jefferson Davis, John Fremont, Kit Carson, Kit-Carson's-Civil-War, Stephen Kearny, Trans-Mississippi | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Fort Union

Cathay Williams / William Cathey: Buffalo Soldier

Kit Carson’s Civil War: Learning to Command, Administration and Training

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