Photograph of Col. Charles Young and Family, from left: son, Charles "Ton Ton" Noel;   Save
 NAM_MSS21- Col. Charles Young; Manuscript Collections
Description: A Photograph of Col. Charles Young and family, from left: son, Charles "Ton Ton" Noel; daughter, Marie "Kikik" Amelie; wife Ada. Col. Charles 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_P3_B01F023
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; African American women; Horses; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.
Places: NAM_MSS21- Col. Charles Young; Manuscript Collections