Dignowity Hill Neighborhood Association

Buffalo Soldiers Memorial Park

Sculpture Dedication

A beautiful metal sculpture honoring the contributions made by the African American calvary soldiers known as "The Buffalo Soldiers" was formally dedicated on September 22, 2007. The piece made by James Hendricks in collabaration with the Bexar County Buffalo Soldiers Association is located at the Buffalo Soldiers Memorial Park on the corner of Palmetto and Wyoming Streets. The Buffalo Soldiers were African-Americans of the U.S. Army’s 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments. In Texas, their contributions were especially significant during the Indian Wars of the late 1800s, when approximately 20 percent of the U.S. Cavalry involved was African-American. It is speculated that these soldiers’ curly hair resembled that of the American Indians’ sacred buffalo mane, while their bravery and tenaciousness reflected the buffalo’s spirit, hence inspiring the natives to call them "Buffalo Soldiers."