Davis letter to Colonel Charles Young   Save
Col. Charles Young Collection-NAM MSS 3
Description: Letter from Davis to Colonel Charles Young regarding the distribution of a victory medal. Charles Young 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_MSS3_B01F20
Subjects: African American soldiers; Military officers; African American men; Correspondence; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.
Places: Col. Charles Young Collection-NAM MSS 3