Buffalo Soldier Hill

Historical marker location:

NM Highway 114, Lingo , New Mexico

( near S. Roosevelt Road)

Near this spot in the summer of 1877, soldiers of Troop A of the U.S. Tenth Cavalry endured substantial hardship. During an attempt to force a band of Kwahada Comanche warriors back to their reservation in Oklahoma, the soldiers became lost, went 96 hours without water, and four died. Also known as the Forlorn Hope or Lost Troop Expedition, Troop A was composed of some 40 Buffalo Soldiers (African American cavalry) under the command of Captain Nicholas M. Nolan and accompanied by 22 bison hunters.