{"product_id":"buffalo-soldiers-courage-duty-honor","title":"Buffalo Soldiers — Courage, Duty, Honor","description":"Six regiments, raised by an act of Congress on July 28, 1866.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe 9th and 10th Cavalry. The 24th and 25th Infantry. The first peacetime all-Black regiments in the regular U.S. Army — men who had just finished fighting for a country that was still arguing about whether they belonged in it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThey were sent west. They patrolled thousands of miles of frontier, escorted mail and settlers, mapped territory, strung telegraph line, and built the roads other people took credit for. They did it on the Army's worst horses and oldest equipment, and they had one of the lowest desertion rates in the entire service.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSome of them became among the first park rangers in America. Roughly 500 Buffalo Soldiers patrolled Yosemite, Sequoia, and General Grant — evicting timber thieves, fighting fires, and cutting the first trail to the summit of Mount Whitney. In 1903, Captain Charles Young was named acting superintendent of Sequoia, the first Black man to run a national park. All of it before the National Park Service existed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe name came from the Plains tribes they fought. It wasn't given as an insult or a compliment so much as a recognition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThey kept it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTHE VERIFIED RECORD\u003cbr\u003e\nEstablished by act of Congress, July 28, 1866.\u003cbr\u003e\n9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments; 24th and 25th Infantry Regiments.\u003cbr\u003e\nServed the western frontier, then Cuba and the Philippines.\u003cbr\u003e\nRoughly 500 served as among the nation's first park rangers at Yosemite, Sequoia, and General Grant in 1899, 1903, and 1904.\u003cbr\u003e\nCaptain Charles Young — acting superintendent of Sequoia National Park, 1903.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTHE PIECE\u003cbr\u003e\nFront: the charge.\u003cbr\u003e\nBack: the record.\u003cbr\u003e\nLeft sleeve: the crown.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nGarment-dyed heavyweight cotton. Comfort Colors 1717 in black — pre-shrunk, relaxed fit, and softer every wash. Printed with the real history, verified against primary sources before it was ever put on a shirt.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBuilt to Endure.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nRead the full record: rylandworks.com\/pages\/buffalo-soldiers","brand":"Ryland Works","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":53278446944623,"sku":"2381408_15114","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":53278446977391,"sku":"2381408_15115","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":53278447010159,"sku":"2381408_15116","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":53278447042927,"sku":"2381408_15117","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL","offer_id":53278447075695,"sku":"2381408_15118","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3XL","offer_id":53278447108463,"sku":"2381408_16326","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4XL","offer_id":53278447141231,"sku":"2381408_17500","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/1919\/6783\/files\/unisex-garment-dyed-heavyweight-t-shirt-black-front-and-back-6a784bea7adec.jpg?v=1786268682","url":"https:\/\/rylandworks.com\/products\/buffalo-soldiers-courage-duty-honor","provider":"Ryland Works","version":"1.0","type":"link"}