Black Sun, the Battle of Summit Springs, 1869
“And once again he wasn’t all that sure what the hell he was doing in a place like this. Yet, one thing was certain—he had to keep moving or his toes might damned well freeze off.
Weeks ago, when the white soldiers of Carr’s Fifth Cavalry had arrived at Fort Wallace, four companies of the Tenth Negro Cavalry received their marching orders. These buffalo soldiers, as they were called on the plains, were sent to Fort Lyon, some hundred miles southwest of Wallace. There they were to join Captain Wi...lliam H. Penrose of the Third Infantry, and one company of Custer’s Seventh Cavalry, for a winter campaign. The combined force would drive the hostiles east toward the bulk of Custer’s regiment, which at that moment was marching south into Indian Territory to punish the Cheyenne, Kiowa and Arapaho for their bloody raids on the Kansas settlements.
After loading a small pack train with what supplies Fort Lyon could spare for the coming campaign, Reuben Waller’s unit under Penrose struck out south by east, with plans of establishing a depot in advance of the arrival of Carr’s Fifth Cavalry, a much larger force.MoreLess
Weeks ago, when the white soldiers of Carr’s Fifth Cavalry had arrived at Fort Wallace, four companies of the Tenth Negro Cavalry received their marching orders. These buffalo soldiers, as they were called on the plains, were sent to Fort Lyon, some hundred miles southwest of Wallace. There they were to join Captain Wi...lliam H. Penrose of the Third Infantry, and one company of Custer’s Seventh Cavalry, for a winter campaign. The combined force would drive the hostiles east toward the bulk of Custer’s regiment, which at that moment was marching south into Indian Territory to punish the Cheyenne, Kiowa and Arapaho for their bloody raids on the Kansas settlements.
After loading a small pack train with what supplies Fort Lyon could spare for the coming campaign, Reuben Waller’s unit under Penrose struck out south by east, with plans of establishing a depot in advance of the arrival of Carr’s Fifth Cavalry, a much larger force.MoreLess
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