CHARLES WEIDNER PHOTO ENTITLED U.S. CAVALRY ON A FALLEN BIG TREE, CALIFORNIA

[Shotgun Steve]

With imprint of A.R. Moore, on gray card stock, includes chromolithographed post card of the same image, showing line of mounted cavalry atop a giant redwood log with second row in front of same log, 7.25" x 9.25", stock is 9.75" x 11.75".

[Stillwater]

Shotgun Steve:
I think you're doing more to make this web-site interesting than anyone else. I appreciate your efforts in posting these old pictures.

Bill

[WaddWatsonEllis]

FWIW,

The local PBS had a show about this troop. They were turn of the century Buffalo Soldiers.

The unsual thing is that they also had a black officer and some top NCOs.

They forged many of the roads in Yosemite and created much of what the park is today.

What a great shot!

Here are some articles with video about the Buffalo Soldiers in the Sierra

http://www.ohranger.com/yosemite/news/2009/buffalo-soldiers%E2%80%94yosemite%E2%80%99s-early-rangers

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/02/01/BA167118.DTL