Lindsey Graham

Without waiting for a response, you turn on your heel to face your regiment.

You watch your men march with fierce satisfaction. You're more determined than ever to get your unit away from Fort Leavenworth and away from Hoffman's bigotry. You need to get them into the field as soon as possible, to somewhere they can serve with the dignity befitting soldiers of the United States Army.

You watch your men march with fierce satisfaction. You're more determined than ever to get your unit away from Fort Leavenworth and away from Hoffman's bigotry. You need to get them into the field as soon as possible, to somewhere they can serve with the dignity befitting soldiers of the United States Army.

You watch your men march with fierce satisfaction. You're more determined than ever to get your unit away from Fort Leavenworth and away from Hoffman's bigotry. You need to get them into the field as soon as possible, to somewhere they can serve with the dignity befitting soldiers of the United States Army.

When the 10th Cavalry organized at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, the fort's openly racist commander, Major General William Hoffman, made it his mission to make the black soldiers' experience as miserable as possible. He denied the black recruits adequate equipment, leveled petty charges against them, and ordered them to stay 10 to 15 yards from white troops at all times.

When the 10th Cavalry organized at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, the fort's openly racist commander, Major General William Hoffman, made it his mission to make the black soldiers' experience as miserable as possible. He denied the black recruits adequate equipment, leveled petty charges against them, and ordered them to stay 10 to 15 yards from white troops at all times.

When the 10th Cavalry organized at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, the fort's openly racist commander, Major General William Hoffman, made it his mission to make the black soldiers' experience as miserable as possible. He denied the black recruits adequate equipment, leveled petty charges against them, and ordered them to stay 10 to 15 yards from white troops at all times.

He also quartered them in low grounds susceptible to flooding. Before long, several recruits were hospitalized with pneumonia. Grierson did what he could to fight back against such blatant discrimination, instructing his company commanders to avoid using the term colored in reports and emphasizing that they were simply the 10th Cavalry Regiment.

He also quartered them in low grounds susceptible to flooding. Before long, several recruits were hospitalized with pneumonia. Grierson did what he could to fight back against such blatant discrimination, instructing his company commanders to avoid using the term colored in reports and emphasizing that they were simply the 10th Cavalry Regiment.

He also quartered them in low grounds susceptible to flooding. Before long, several recruits were hospitalized with pneumonia. Grierson did what he could to fight back against such blatant discrimination, instructing his company commanders to avoid using the term colored in reports and emphasizing that they were simply the 10th Cavalry Regiment.

He also protested to his department headquarters, demanding fair and equal treatment for his men. He affirmed, "...colored troops will hold their place in the Army of the United States as long as the government lasts." But Grierson was still desperate to escape Fort Leavenworth and requested a transfer for his regiment.

He also protested to his department headquarters, demanding fair and equal treatment for his men. He affirmed, "...colored troops will hold their place in the Army of the United States as long as the government lasts." But Grierson was still desperate to escape Fort Leavenworth and requested a transfer for his regiment.

He also protested to his department headquarters, demanding fair and equal treatment for his men. He affirmed, "...colored troops will hold their place in the Army of the United States as long as the government lasts." But Grierson was still desperate to escape Fort Leavenworth and requested a transfer for his regiment.

In the meantime, he busied his soldiers with rigorous training in horseback riding, marching, and marksmanship. Then, in the spring and summer of 1867, the 9th and 10th Cavalries would head west to serve in the Great Plains and in the mountains and deserts of New Mexico and Arizona.

In the meantime, he busied his soldiers with rigorous training in horseback riding, marching, and marksmanship. Then, in the spring and summer of 1867, the 9th and 10th Cavalries would head west to serve in the Great Plains and in the mountains and deserts of New Mexico and Arizona.

In the meantime, he busied his soldiers with rigorous training in horseback riding, marching, and marksmanship. Then, in the spring and summer of 1867, the 9th and 10th Cavalries would head west to serve in the Great Plains and in the mountains and deserts of New Mexico and Arizona.

The soldiers would be tasked with supporting westward expansion by building roads and telegraph lines, protecting settlers and railroad construction crews, and escorting U.S. mail carriers. But above all else, they would be charged with subduing the American Indians who stood in the way of this westward expansion. For centuries, Indians of the Great Plains were free and independent.

The soldiers would be tasked with supporting westward expansion by building roads and telegraph lines, protecting settlers and railroad construction crews, and escorting U.S. mail carriers. But above all else, they would be charged with subduing the American Indians who stood in the way of this westward expansion. For centuries, Indians of the Great Plains were free and independent.

The soldiers would be tasked with supporting westward expansion by building roads and telegraph lines, protecting settlers and railroad construction crews, and escorting U.S. mail carriers. But above all else, they would be charged with subduing the American Indians who stood in the way of this westward expansion. For centuries, Indians of the Great Plains were free and independent.

They roamed the prairies, hunting buffalo for meat and hide. But by the middle of the 19th century, white settlers had threatened their way of life by introducing diseases, devastating foraging grounds, contaminating water sources, and running off buffalo herds.