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Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877 in Lynn County. KNOWN AS BUFFALO SOLDIERS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN TROOPS PLAYED A VITAL ROLE ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER FOLLOWING THE CIVIL WAR. ON JULY 26, 1877, BUFFALO SOLDIERS OF COMPANY A, 10TH CAVALRY LEFT DOUBLE LAKES IN LYNN COUNTY IN PURSUIT OF A COMANCHE PARTY. THE C
OMANCHE LED THE SOLDIERS AWAY FROM WATERING HOLES AND THEY SUFFERED FROM EXTREME DEHYDRATION AND SICKNESS, ENDURING HEAT, DRYNESS, AND 86 HOURS WITHOUT WATER. A NUMBER OF SOLDIERS BECAME LOST WHILE SE
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