<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Soldiers" class="extiw" title="w:Buffalo Soldiers">Buffalo Soldiers</a> of the 10th Cavalry Regiment circa 1898, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_Walley" class="extiw" title="w:Augustus Walley">Augustus Walley</a> (top row, 2nd from right, with the bandana around his neck), a former slave from Bond Avenue in Reisterstown, MD, earned the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" class="extiw" title="w:Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a>.
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