Original pre ww1 mills garrison rimless eagle snap rifle ammo pouch 24th Inf? A

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Original pre ww1 mills garrison rimless eagle snap rifle ammo pouch 24th Inf? A:
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Original pre ww1 pea green rimless eagle snap garrison rifle ammo pouch with 24th A unit marking (possible 24th infantry co A). Still good shape for its age.HIstory of the african american buffalo solider unit belowPhilippine–American WarThe 24th U.S. Infantry at drill, Camp Walker,Philippine Islands1902

In 1899 the regiment deployed to thePhilippine Islandsto help suppress a guerrilla movement in thePhilippine–American War. The regiment returned to the Islands in 1905 and 1911. Though the 24th fought a number of battles in the Philippines, one of the most notable occurred on December 7, 1899, when nine soldiers from the regiment routed 100 guerrillas from their trenches.

Mexican border

In 1916 the 24th Infantry guarded theMexico–United States borderto keep theMexican Revolutionfrom spilling onto U.S. soil. When it did, the 24th joined the \"Punitive Expedition\" underGeneral Pershingand entered Mexico to fightPancho Villa\'s forces. In 1919, rebels and troops of the Mexican government fought inCiudad Juárez,Chihuahua, which borders the U.S. city ofEl Paso, Texas. The 24th Infantry crossed over again to engage the rebels, ensuring that no violence erupted across the U.S. border.

Pre-World War I and the Houston Riot

During the nadir of American race relations and just months after America’s entry into World War I, the soldiers of this historic all-black unit had been dispatched to build military facilities in Harris County, where they met animosity from local white civilians. When white police arrested a black infantryman who tried to prevent their detaining a drunk black woman, then beat up and shot at a black corporal sent to inquire after him, hostility boiled over.

TheHouston Riotwas a mutiny by 150 black soldiers of the Twenty-fourth United States Infantry, called the Camp Logan Riots. Sergeant Vida Henry of I Company, 3rd Battalion led about 150 black soldiers in a two-hour march onHoustonbecause they had suffered racial discrimination in the city. The soldiers were met by local policemen and a great crowd of Houston residents, who had armed themselves. When the soldiers killed Captain J.W. Mattes of the Illinois National Guard (after mistaking him for a local policeman), the battalion fell into disarray. Sgt. Henry shot himself, distraught over having killed another serviceman. In their two-hour march on the city, the battalion killed 15 armed whites, including four policemen, and seriously wounded 12 others, one of whom, a policeman, subsequently died. Four black soldiers were killed. Two were accidentally shot by their own men, one in camp and the other on San Felipe Street. The riot lasted one afternoon, and resulted in the deaths of four soldiers and 15 civilians. The rioters were tried at three courts-martial. Fourteen were executed, and 41 were given life sentences.

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