Historical Marker

24th Infantry Regiment (colored)

Fort Benning · Chattahoochee County · Erected 2016

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The Story

The 24th Infantry, a Black regiment with roots in the post-Civil War Buffalo Soldiers, arrived at Camp Benning around 1920 and supplied much of the labor that built the fort while serving under the segregated Army's constraints.

About this site

24th Infantry Regiment (colored) is a historical marker in Fort Benning, Chattahoochee County, erected in 2016. It is one of 10 historical markers documented in Chattahoochee County, among 20 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.3607, -84.9752 near Fort Benning. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Infantry Board (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Indianhead Housing Area, Riverside, and "Riverside".

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.3607, -84.9752 · Fort Benning, Chattahoochee County

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Nearby in Chattahoochee County

Indianhead Housing Area

The Lafayette Monument

Fort Benning · 1926

Historical Marker

Fort Benning / Fort Benning Military Reservation