A Veteran’s Departure from Fort Walla Walla
A decorated soldier of the Ninth Cavalry and alumnus of the Tuskegee Institute departs the fort to begin a new life in San Francisco.
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John A. Logan, formerly quartermaster's clerk at Fort Walla Walla, was discharged Aug. 26, 1903, and leaves for San Francisco this evening. Mr. Logan is a native of Georgia, and was named for Gen. John A. Logan. He was a student for five years at the Tuskegee institute, under the great leader of negro education, Booker T. Washington. He served with Troop 'C' Ninth Cavalry at Las Guaymas and Santiago de Cuba, in the Cuban campaign; came back from Cuba with his regiment to Montauk Point, New York; transferred from Troop 'C' to Troop 'L' of the same regiment and saw service in the Philippines, and on his return with the second squadron of the Ninth cavalry, honored alike by his colonel, the officers and enlisted men of his regiment. His wife is a California girl. Mr. and Mrs. Logan expect to make San Francisco their future home.
“Honored alike by his colonel, the officers and enlisted men of his regiment.”
This profile highlights the significant presence and contributions of Black soldiers in the U.S. Army at the turn of the century, specifically within the Buffalo Soldiers regiments, providing a counter-narrative to the exclusionary social climate of the era.
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