Unidentified man and woman at the home of Charles Young photograph   Save
Charles Young Collection - NAM MSS 3
Description: Photograph of unidentified man and woman at the home of Charles Young 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_07
Subjects: African American men; African American soldiers; Military officers; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)