Black Valor

Frank N. Schubert is the author and editor of four books on buffalo soldiers. He retired in 2003 after twenty-seven years as a historian in the U.S. Department of Defense.

• Chapter 1: Two Traditions: The Medal of Honor and Black ValorChapter 2: Emanuel Stance and the Emergence of the Black Professional SoldierChapter 3: The Seminole Negro ScoutsChapter 4: The Apache Wars, 1877–1879Chapter 5: Henry Johnson and the Ute WarChapter 6: The Apache Wars Continue, 1880–1881Chapter 7: The Wham Paymaster RobberyChapter 8: William McBryar and the End of the Indian Wars in the SouthChapter 9: William Wilson and the End of the Indian Wars in the NorthChapter 10: Four Cavalrymen in CubaChapter 11: Edward Baker and the Limits of Upward MobilityChapter 12: The Recognition of Black ValorBibliography

While some research has been done on the contributions of these African-American soldiers in campaigns against Native Americans in the West, no other work has lifted the veil of history that has previously obscured the extent of their valor.