Correspondence between Charles Noel Young, “Tonton” and his mother Ada Young,   Save
NAM MSS 21 Colonel Charles Young Family Archive Collection
Description: A hand-written letter from Charles Noel Young, “Tonton” in Paris, France to his mother Ada Young regarding the death of his Father Col. Charles Young. Col. Young was the first African American to reach the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army. In 1918, after being forced into retirement, due to health concerns, he rode on horseback from Wilberforce, Ohio to Washington D.C. to prove his physical fitness for duty. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS21_B01F47_02_1
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; African American women; Horses; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.
Places: NAM MSS 21 Colonel Charles Young Family Archive Collection