The Greater Atlanta Buffalo Soldiers

A sister publication to William A. Gladstone's Men of Color" is a second book: United States Colored Troops, 1863-1867 .

Published twice, once in 1990, and again in 1996, this book is a 130+ page reference and research book that looks at the formation, establishment, training, equipping and fielding of the more than 100 U.S.C.T Regiments created during the Civil War.

It gets high marks for its focus on primary source material and for highlighting the often overlooked African American contributions to Union victory in the War.

Using official records of the USCT, Gladstone's research points out what black soldiers and their uniforms actually looked like, helping to combat the, "sterilized narrative of history," in schools and popular media.

It covers the period 1863–1867, detailing the organization and service of the United States Colored Troops.

John Morton-Finney lived an extraordinary life. He was born in 1889, and he faced barriers that made education and professional success difficult. But he never stopped trying. He served in the U.S. Army as a Buffalo Soldier with the 24th Infantry Regiment, went on to earn 11 college degrees, taught for 47 years, and became a lawyer later in life.

John passed away on January 28, 1998. He spent more than a century learning, teaching, and working in the law. He kept going when most people would have stopped. Few people know his story, but it shows what a lifetime of persistence can look like.

TROOPERS MEDINA, AND DESAUSSURE POSE WITH ROB PITTS AT THE RECENT CATHAY WILLIAMS MURAL PALMETTO, GA

The GAAC BUFFALO IS CHAPTER WERE HONORED TO ASSIST IN THIS HISTORICAL EVENT! CATHAY WILLIAMS MURAL UNVEILING, PALMETTO, GA 2026 "READY AND FORWARD"

Buffalo Soldier Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper, America's first black graduate of West Point and Georgia native "LEST WE FORGET"