She is also recognized as the only known female Buffalo Soldier, who were African American troops in the U.S. Army who served on the American frontier in the 19th century.

Williams helped protect settlers traveling west to California during her time as a soldier. She was honorably discharged in 1868 and is now honored as the first female Buffalo Soldier.

On display is a painted portrait of Cathay Williams, the only known female Buffalo Soldier. She cut her hair short, changed her name to William Cathay, and traveled the plains with her regiment ...

On display is a painted portrait of Cathay Williams, the only known female Buffalo Soldier. She cut her hair short, changed her name to William Cathay, and traveled the plains with her regiment ...

That went on for two years,” Lewis said. Eventually, Lewis was assigned to the 9th Cavalry. It was one of two all-black cavalries, known as the Buffalo Soldiers.

More than 150 years after the first regiments of Buffalo Soldiers were formed, a bipartisan pair of senators is looking to bestow Congress' highest honor on the storied Black troops. Sens. Andy ...

It strings together historic Buffalo Soldier sites from Moab — where the all-Black 9th Calvary (one of two all-Black cavalry units) made its first expedition into Utah Territory in 1878 — to ...