Charles Young and unidentified man photograph   Save
MSS 3
Description: Photograph of Charles Young and unidentified man sitting on the steps of the Young home in Wilberforce, Ohio. 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_B02F71_06
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; Military officers; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio)