Buffalo Soldier

Name: Buffalo Soldier

Made by and When: Madame Alexander Doll Company, 2012

Material: Hard plastic, felt, plastic

Marks: (Back) ALEXANDER; a Madame Alexander hang tag bears the doll’s name and style number.

Style: 65715

Height: 8 inches

Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black felt wig, dark brown sleep eyes with attached hard plastic upper eyelashes, hand-painted eyebrows, and a squiggly, hand-drawn mustache; closed mouth with orange lip color

Clothes/Accessories:  Dressed historically in a replica of the standard-issue U.S. Army Buffalo Soldier uniform (a dark blue felt hat that bears a gold embroidered crossed sword emblem, a navy-blue coat with brass buttons, light blue trousers with gold side stripes, white socks, black boots, white cuffed gloves, a black belt, and holds a scabbard-encased sword); has a numbered certificate of authenticity.

Other: Created as an exclusive limited edition of 100 as a companion doll for the 2012 Madame Alexander Doll Club Albuquerque Convention, this doll is number 18 of 100. Buffalo Soldiers were U.S. Army regiments of African American men formed in 1866, marking the first all-Black peacetime units. They played a critical role in westward expansion, guarding settlers and building infrastructure, while earning a reputation for exceptional bravery, discipline, and low desertion rates (Buffalo Soldiers Museum).

Gallery

Reference

Buffalo Soldiers National Museum. “The Buffalo Soldiers.” Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, https://buffalosoldiersmuseum.org/the-buffalo-soldiers/. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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