After finishing training in San Antonio, the 9th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers were ready to begin their hard work on the Texas frontier. In late April 1867, they received orders to relocate from Central Texas to forts in West Texas. Four companies were sent to Camp Stockton, the first regimental headquarters, and two traveled to Brownsville to patrol the Mexican border and engage in military actions. The remaining six companies were assigned to the important outpost of Fort Davis to look after settlers and keep travel routes safe. Other units were directed to Fort Clark, another key strategic location west of San Antonio. These assignments out West broadened the reach of the Buffalo Soldiers in Texas.

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