The 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps

Buffalo Soldiers

The 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps

“They had covered 1,000 miles in 21 days, having mastered the Rockies, crossed the Yellowstone and Little Bighorn rivers and surmounted drifts of hail said to be “fully 8 feet high.” The 20 buffalo soldiers, led by Second Lieutenant James A. Moss, still had another 900 miles to go, including a grueling 200-mile trek through Nebraska’s notorious sand hills. Each man carried his own rations, cooking utensils, blanket, tent and other necessities rarely toted by soldiers in the American West—extra parts for needed repairs and spare tires.” [Historynet.com] - Learn More  and YouTube Video - View Here

Buffalo Soldiers of the 25th Infantry, some wearing buffalo robes, Fort Keogh, Montana, 1890

Members of the 25th Regiment pose with their 'state-of-the-art' test bicycles in 1897.

The men crossed rivers while holding their bikes above their heads to avoid getting them wet

25th Infantry Bicycle Corps at Yellowstone National Park, 1896-

replica of of the type of bicycle ridden by the 25th

Lt. Moss rides alongside the men of the 25th.

25th Infantry Bicycle Corps at Yellowstone National Park, 1896- -2

Mingo Sanders?

Besides the fifty-nine-pound bicycle, each soldier carried an additional fifty-five pounds in supplies.

Mingo Sanders after he was "Dishonorably Discharged"

1896 excursion from Fort Missoula, Mont., to Yellowstone National Park,

25th Infantry Bicycle Corps at Yellowstone National Park, 1896-