Historical and Pictorial Review Second Cavalry Division United States Army.
Camp Funston, Ks. 1941. [4],98,[1]pp. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Folio. Original blue cloth decoratively stamped in yellow and blind. Minor edge wear, corners worn. Light foxing, mostly to terminal leaves. Very good. Item #4214
An informative and profusely illustrated historical treatment and yearbook documenting the Second Cavalry Division of the U.S. Army, based at Camp Funston, Kansas and including numerous segregated African American troop units of the 9th Cavalry - Buffalo Soldiers. The present book was owned by Private Nolen W. Winfrey of the 9th Cavalry's Troop C; Winfrey is pictured on page 86 among his fellow soldiers in Troop C. Winfrey has also filled out the partially-printed certificates at the beginning of the book, noting that he was a member of the 9th Cavalry as of February 27, 1942. The work itself is a slick production which includes a history of the division, letters of introduction by the commanding officers, portraits of all the officers and enlisted men in the division organized in yearbook fashion, photographs of the men in training and in the field, a long history of the 9th Cavalry - Buffalo Soldiers (and their service fighting Native Americans, the Spanish-American War, and during the Mexican Border War), and more. Nolen Winfrey was born in Mississippi and worked as a farm laborer in Wynne, Arkansas before joining the service.
Price: $750