Buffalo Soldiers of New Mexico
By Janet Wasson
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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.
Source
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 BornJames Isaac 31 Gvt. teamster NJ DE NJWilliams George 34 Gvt teamster LA LA LACooper William 28 Gvt teamster LA LA LABurnside John 29 Gvt teamster GA KY KYWilliams Frank 32 Serg't USA MS ME MEWilliams Sarah 26 Wife KY KY KYWilliams Laura 10 daughter TX MS KYWilliams Mattie 7 daughter TX MS KYWilliams Francis 1yr daughter NM MS KYJohnson Daniel 28 Serg't USA VA VA VAAldridge James 31 Soldier USA MD MD MDAdams Lewis 31 Soldier USA MD MD MDBrooks Williams 24 Soldier USA VA VA VAJones Thomas 21 Soldier USA MD MD MDBlack Oliver 26 Soldier USA MD MD MDCornish Solomon 27 Soldier USA MD MD MDJackson Richard 22 Soldier USA VA VA VANickerson William 23 Soldier USA NC NC NCHolmes Charles 23 Soldier USA NJ NJ NJReed James 26 Soldier USA VA VA VAWooden James 22 Soldier USA VA VA VAWright Charles 22 Soldier USA MN VA VAGreen Thomas 26 Soldier USA RI RI RISpady Lewis 27 Soldier USA VA VA VAAlexander Albert 26 Soldier USA SC SC SCNanc William 31 Soldier USA NC NC NCMorgan Jerry 22 Soldier USA AL AL ALJones Thomas 26 Soldier USA VA VA VALyle George 28 Soldier USA KY KY KYKirkley Samuel 31 Soldier USA SC SC SCConner Franklin 22 Soldier USA PA PA PARussell Julius 29 Soldier USA West Indies W Indies W IndiesCandda Albert 27 Soldier USA KY KY KYJones James 21 Soldier USA PA PA PAKey James 27 Soldier USA AR MS MSMoore George 22 Soldier USA VA VA VACross Monroe 30 Soldier USA NC NC NCHillsboro-Dona Ana CoWashington Jeff 24 Co.M 9th Cav Boil Co.,KY VA KYBriscoe W.H. 22 Co C 9th Cav Woodford Co KY NC KYBush W H 22 Serg't Co C 9thCav Amherstberg Ca KY KYWashington George 41 Co M 9th Cav VA VA VAWright Tom 28 Co M 9th Cav KY KY KYKenney Tom 27 Co M 9th Cav KY KY KYWashington William 23 Co M 9th Cav VA VA VACollins William 23 Co C 9th Cav MD MD MDBrooks Irving 22 Co C 9th Cav MD MD MDNuman Frank 34 Co C 9th Cav Washington DC W-DC VABolt Benjamin 38 Co M 9th Cav LaFayette IN VA KYSimmons Joe 31 Co M 9th Cav Raleigh NC VA NCSmith William 29 Corp'l. Co M 9thCa KY KY KYSmith John 21 Co M 9th Cav Chicago IL IL ILSanta Fe-Santa Fe CoJohnson Amos 34 Soldier USA MD MD MDMarshall Joseph 31 Soldier USA LA VA LADoane Samuel 29 Soldier USA KY KY KYCampbell George 29 Soldier USA MD MD MDLee William 25 Soldier USA KY KY KYLee Edward 25 Soldier USA OH OH OHWhite James B 22 Soldier USA VA VA VARobinson Alexander 27 Soldier USA VA VA VAStrong Patrick 31 Soldier USA AL AL ALPhillips Marshall 34 Soldier USA VA VA VAAstbury Samuel 29 Soldier USA PA PA PAReed Richard 32 Soldier USA MO KY KYBooth A.H. 23 Soldier USA SC SC SCStamberg Nicholas 28 Soldier USA KY KY KYNorris Stephen 35 Soldier USA TN TN TNCroft (wounded) Atwood 34 Soldier USA SC SC SCWise James 29 Soldier USA VA VA VACunningham Charles 33 Soldier USA PA PA VACanada Alamosa-Socorro Co.Brown Oscar 31 Soldier USA VA VA VAButler John William 27 Soldier USA MD MD MDGwyn George 34 Soldier USA PA PA PAPalomas-Socorro CoCampbell Thomas 35 Soldier USA TN TN TNMcFemmick Charles 31 Soldier USA TN TN TN