Everyday from 05/02/2017 to 05/31/2017Location:
Chalmette Battlefield, Chalmette,
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MapTime: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PMFee Information: freeContact Name: Chalmette Battlefield, ChalmetteContact Email:E-Mail UsContact Phone Number: 504-281-0510 What do Buffalo Soldiers have to do with the National Park Service? African American soldiers of the 9th Cavalry Regiment, a troop of African American soldiers organized in New Orleans, and the 10th Cavalry Regiment served in the West in the late 1800s and early 1900s and were known as Buffalo Soldiers. About 100 Buffalo Soldiers are buried at Chalmette National Cemetery (adjacent to Chalmette Battlefield). Learn about them at a special exhibit on loan from Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument in Ohio.
