New York: Forge / TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel based on the 10th Cavalry, one of the six African-American regiments authorized by Congress in July 1866, who fought alongside white troops (although at lower pay and under worse conditions) on teh western frontier. The name 'buffalo soldiers' was given to them by the Cheyenne. Author's foreword and an afterword with a partial list of Buffalo Soldiers who received a Medal of Honor during the period covered in this novel. Dust jacket praise from General Colin Powell and others. 331 pp. ISBN: 0-312860412.