Plaza Area Design - Memorial Monument
The choice of North American Pink is conducive to the “high temperature summer” environment. The shape of the monument is trapezoid. The monument design lends itself to telling the history of the Buffalo Soldiers. The memorial monument has three pieces:
During the Civil War over 180,000 Black Americans served in the Union Army and Navy. More than 33,000 died. After the war, the future of black men in the nation’s military was in doubt. In 1866, however, Congress authorized black Americans to serve in the peacetime army of the United States in segregated units mostly commanded by white officers. Two cavalry and four infantry regiments were created and designated the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments and the 38th, 39th, 40th and 41st Infantry Regiments.
Arizona Medal of Honor Recipients Side: Medal of Honor (MOH) historical introduction followed by short biographical overviews of the three Buffalo Soldiers who earned the MOH in AZ and the actions that led to the MOH award.
Back facing - Brief historical highlights of the 9th and 10th Calvaries and the 24th and 25th Infanties including their unit insignas.