John Denny, Buffalo Soldier, Medal of Honor Recipient
John Denny (1846 - November 26, 1901) was a Buffalo Soldier in the US Army. He joined the Army from Elmira, New York, and by September 18, 1879 was serving as a Sergeant in Company C of the 9th Cavalry Regiment. On that day, his unit participated in an engagement at Las Animas Canyon, New Mexico, and Denny removed a wounded comrade, under a heavy fire, to a place of safety. For his actions, Sergeant Denny was awarded America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, two years later, on November 27, 1891. Denny died in 1901 and was buried at the Soldiers and Airmen's Home National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Buffalo Soldiers originally were members of the US 10th Cavalry Regiment of the Army, formed on September 21, 1866, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. This nickname was given to the Negro Cavalry by the Native American tribes they fought in the Indian Wars. The term eventually became synonymous with all of the African American regiments formed in 1866: 9th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 24th Infantry Regiment, and 25th Infantry Regiment. The Buffalo Soldiers were established by Congress as the first peacetime all-black regiments in the regular US Army. No photographer credited, 1900
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