Letters Sent to Ada Young in the Aftermath of Col. Charles Young’s Death   Save
Col. Charles Young Collection-NAM MSS 21
Description: Various letters sent to Ada Young in the aftermath of Col. Charles Young’s death. Col. Charles Young, who was the first African American to reach the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army and, at the time of his death in 1922, was the highest-ranking African American officer in the Army. He is known for having been forced into retirement due to health concerns before the start of World War I and later riding from Wilberforce, Ohio, to Washington, D.C. to prove his physical fitness for duty. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS21_B01F27_01_1
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; Correspondence; Military officers; World War I, 1914-1918; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.
Places: Col. Charles Young Collection-NAM MSS 21