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TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF SLAVERY IN MARYLAND (Final Report) 1999/12/31 MdHR 991422 MdHR 991422, Image No: 383 Print image (19K) |
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TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF SLAVERY IN MARYLAND (Final Report) 1999/12/31 MdHR 991422 MdHR 991422, Image No: 383 Print image (19K) |
| Thomas Elzey Polk, Sr. (1860-1940) Buffalo Soldier Thomas Polk, from Alien, Maryland, was bom on 11 June 1860 and joined Troop C, 9th U.S. Cavalry, in March 1882. When he signed his name for enlistment it was with an X, but when he re-enlisted in 1887 he was able to write his name. The ability to read and write was one of the benefits of the military, especially for the Buffalo Soldiers. Polk served for ten years on remote assignments in the West to keep peace between the American Indians and white settlers. Polk was originally assigned to Fort Riley, Kansas. Thomas Elzey Polk, Sr., Buffalo Soldier, died 24 June 1940, and is buried in Alien. Source The (Salisbury) Daily Times 8 September 1996: Bl, B3. 23 |