The 150th anniversary of the formation of the Army’s segregated black units, nicknamed Buffalo Soldiers, was commemorated Wednesday night at the Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial with a new statute.
Brenham municipal judge Eddie Harrison, an active member of the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum in Houston, was one of the models.
The bronze also depicts a Tonkawa Indian Scout helping the soldier. Former Tonkawa chief Don Patterson shared the historical view of the statute after Texans relocated Native Americans out of state.
This is part of the memorial’s Indian Wars site, which recognizes the various military campaigns fought by the Buffalo Soldiers and other U.S. military regiments from 1790 to 1891.
