CESS Informational Blog

From 1909 to 1913 the 10th Cavalry Regiment, made up of African American enlisted men and white officers, was stationed at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester, Vermont. The 10th was one of four regiments made up of African American soldiers known as "buffalo soldiers." These regiments served in major Indian campaigns in the West and in the wars in Cuba and in the Philippines. This talk will explore buffalo-soldier contributions to national expansion across the continent and beyond, look at the unusual conditions of their service, and the lives of the men and their families. It will also look at relations between the soldiers and Indians, modern commemoration of their role, and the mythology that has grown up around them.

Frank "Mickey" Schubert was born in Washington, D. C. He is a graduate of Howard University (B.A., 1965), the University of Wyoming (M. A., 1970), and the University of Toledo (Ph. D., 1977). He served in the U.S. Army during 1965-1968, including one year in Vietnam, and rose to the rank of captain. He worked as a historian in the Department of Defense from 1977 to 2003, when he retired as chief of the Joint Operational History Branch, in the Joint History Office, Office of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. Dr. Schubert was a Fulbright lecturer at a university in Cluj, Romania, during the academic year 2003-2004.

He has written extensively on military subjects, including frontier exploration, black soldiers, and military construction, and has lectured at universities in Hungary, Romania, and Germany. His books on buffalo soldiers are Buffalo Soldiers, Braves, and the Brass: the Story of Fort Robinson, Nebraska (1993), On the Trail of the Buffalo Soldier: Biographies of African-Americans in the U.S. Army, 1866-1917 (1995), Black Valor: Buffalo Soldiers and the Medal of Honor, 1870-1898 (1997), and Voices of the Buffalo Soldier: Records, Reports, and Recollections of Military Service in the West (2003). His latest book, On the Trail of the Buffalo Soldier II: New and Revised Biographies of African Americans in the U.S. Army, 1866-1917 co-authored with Irene Schubert, appeared in September 2004. Dr. Schubert?s web page:

BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT SPONSORED BY:

University of Vermont Office of the Associate Provost for Multicultural Affairs, College of Education & Social Services, Student Life, ALANA U.S. Ethnic Studies, Center for Research on Vermont, Center for Cultural Pluralism, ALANA Student Center, Center for World Education, Department of Integrated Professional Studies, Master of Science in Counseling Program, Black Student Union, Special Collections - Bailey Howe Library and Champlain College Office of Student Diversity & Inclusion