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~• His portrait is now in the collection of the Denver Art Museum from wikitree : Biography Brigadier General David Perry served in the Army in both the Civil War and American Indian Wars. Over the c...

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~• His portrait is now in the collection of the Denver Art Museum from wikitree : Biography Brigadier General David Perry served in the Army in both the Civil War and American Indian Wars. Over the c...

11/29/2023

Richard Henry Pratt MP (1840 - 1924)

~• in wikipedia Brigadier General Richard Henry Pratt (December 6, 1840 – March 15, 1924) was an American military officer who founded and was longtime superintendent of the influential Carlisle Indi...

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Richard Henry Pratt MP (1840 - 1924)

~• in wikipedia Brigadier General Richard Henry Pratt (December 6, 1840 – March 15, 1924) was an American military officer who founded and was longtime superintendent of the influential Carlisle Indi...

11/27/2023

BGen (USA) Charles Young MP (1864 - 1922)

Portrait photograph taken of Colonel Charles Young in 1919. He was the third African American graduate of West Point, the first black U.S. National Park Service superintendent, the first African Amer...

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BGen (USA) Charles Young MP (1864 - 1922)

Portrait photograph taken of Colonel Charles Young in 1919. He was the third African American graduate of West Point, the first black U.S. National Park Service superintendent, the first African Amer...

11/22/2023

United States Army Officer. In 1877, he became the first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, and was also the first black to be assigne...

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United States Army Officer. In 1877, he became the first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, and was also the first black to be assigne...

11/22/2023

2nd Lieut. Seward Mott (1861 - 1887)

William Sparks, The Apache Kid, a Bear Fight and Other True Stories of the Old West (Skelton Publishing, Los Angeles, 1926) is said to have a detailed account of the shooting of Mott, pp20‑21. see ...

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2nd Lieut. Seward Mott (1861 - 1887)

William Sparks, The Apache Kid, a Bear Fight and Other True Stories of the Old West (Skelton Publishing, Los Angeles, 1926) is said to have a detailed account of the shooting of Mott, pp20‑21. see ...

11/9/2023

Bean was born July 25th 1861 died March 17th , 1904 (Omaha, NE) (suicide) Norristown High School 1878 William H. Bean graduated West Point in 1886 and was assigned to the Second Cavalry serving in Ar...

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Bean was born July 25th 1861 died March 17th , 1904 (Omaha, NE) (suicide) Norristown High School 1878 William H. Bean graduated West Point in 1886 and was assigned to the Second Cavalry serving in Ar...

11/7/2023

Pvt. Jimmie Dellums (1892 - 1941)

"Jim"

Jim (Jimmie) Dellums served in the Company A, 404th Service Battalion from September 26, 1918 until June 26, 1919. He reenlisted on June 27, 1919 as a Private in Company J, 25th U.S. Infantry Regiment ...

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Pvt. Jimmie Dellums (1892 - 1941)

"Jim"

Jim (Jimmie) Dellums served in the Company A, 404th Service Battalion from September 26, 1918 until June 26, 1919. He reenlisted on June 27, 1919 as a Private in Company J, 25th U.S. Infantry Regiment ...

5/28/2018

Pvt. Lewis Alfred Ellison (c.1877 - 1916)

Lewis Alfred Ellison was an Oklahoma City businessperson and the father of famed author Ralph Ellison.Lewis, a small-business owner and a construction foreman, died in 1916 after an operation to cure i...

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Pvt. Lewis Alfred Ellison (c.1877 - 1916)

Lewis Alfred Ellison was an Oklahoma City businessperson and the father of famed author Ralph Ellison.Lewis, a small-business owner and a construction foreman, died in 1916 after an operation to cure i...

8/29/2017

Gen. John J. "Black Jack" Pershing MP (1860 - 1948)

""Black Jack""

General John Joseph 'Black Jack' Pershing General of the Armies John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing was a senior United States Army officer. His most famous post was when he served as the commander...

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Gen. John J. "Black Jack" Pershing MP (1860 - 1948)

""Black Jack""

General John Joseph 'Black Jack' Pershing General of the Armies John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing was a senior United States Army officer. His most famous post was when he served as the commander...

12/18/2015

Lt. Col. Allen Allensworth MP (1842 - 1914)

Allensworth (7 April 1842 – 14 September 1914), born into slavery, escaped and became a Union soldier; later he became a Baptist minister and educator, and was appointed as a chaplain in the United Sta...

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Lt. Col. Allen Allensworth MP (1842 - 1914)

Allensworth (7 April 1842 – 14 September 1914), born into slavery, escaped and became a Union soldier; later he became a Baptist minister and educator, and was appointed as a chaplain in the United Sta...

9/20/2015

George Goldsby aka William Scott (1843 - 1922)

"William Scott"

George Goldsby a mulatto and a Buffalo soldier with the rank of First Sgt. in the US Army D Troop, Tenth U. S. Cavalry, who had fought for both the North & the South during the Civil War. George was st...

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George Goldsby aka William Scott (1843 - 1922)

"William Scott"

George Goldsby a mulatto and a Buffalo soldier with the rank of First Sgt. in the US Army D Troop, Tenth U. S. Cavalry, who had fought for both the North & the South during the Civil War. George was st...

7/25/2015

General George Allan Dodd (July 26, 1852-June 28, 1925) was an officer in the United States military. He was known for his victory over the Villistas in 1916 at the Battle of Guerrero, Mexico, during t...

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General George Allan Dodd (July 26, 1852-June 28, 1925) was an officer in the United States military. He was known for his victory over the Villistas in 1916 at the Battle of Guerrero, Mexico, during t...

5/1/2015

Col. (USA) Stevens Thompson Norvell (1835 - 1911)

"Lt /Colonel/"

Stevens Thompson Norvell fought in the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. He was an officer with the 10th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers after the war, and at the Battle of San Juan Hill with T...

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Col. (USA) Stevens Thompson Norvell (1835 - 1911)

"Lt /Colonel/"

Stevens Thompson Norvell fought in the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. He was an officer with the 10th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers after the war, and at the Battle of San Juan Hill with T...

4/4/2015

Before Antietam He enrolled in Company I, 8th Ohio Infantry as 2nd Lieutenant at age 23 on 30 August 1861. He was promoted to First Lieutenant on 29 April 1862. On the Campaign He was honored by brevet...

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Before Antietam He enrolled in Company I, 8th Ohio Infantry as 2nd Lieutenant at age 23 on 30 August 1861. He was promoted to First Lieutenant on 29 April 1862. On the Campaign He was honored by brevet...

1/10/2012

George Henry Wanton, MSG MP (1868 - 1940)

George Henry Wanton (May 15, 1868 – November 27, 1940) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the...

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George Henry Wanton, MSG MP (1868 - 1940)

George Henry Wanton (May 15, 1868 – November 27, 1940) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the...

5/27/2011

William H Thompkins, PVT MP (1872 - 1916)

William H. Thompkins (October 3, 1872 – September 24, 1916) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions i...

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William H Thompkins, PVT MP (1872 - 1916)

William H. Thompkins (October 3, 1872 – September 24, 1916) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions i...

5/27/2011

Fitz Lee (died September 14, 1899) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Spanish-American Wa...

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Fitz Lee (died September 14, 1899) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Spanish-American Wa...

5/27/2011

Dennis Bell, CPL MP (1866 - 1953)

Dennis Bell (December 28, 1866 – September 25, 1953) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the S...

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Dennis Bell, CPL MP (1866 - 1953)

Dennis Bell (December 28, 1866 – September 25, 1953) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the S...

5/27/2011

Capt. Edward L. Baker, Jr. MP (1865 - 1913)

Edward Lee Baker, Jr. (December 28, 1865, Laramie County, Wyoming – August 26, 1913, Los Angeles) was an African-American United States Army Sergeant Major received the Medal of Honor for actions durin...

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Capt. Edward L. Baker, Jr. MP (1865 - 1913)

Edward Lee Baker, Jr. (December 28, 1865, Laramie County, Wyoming – August 26, 1913, Los Angeles) was an African-American United States Army Sergeant Major received the Medal of Honor for actions durin...

5/27/2011

Brent Woods, SGT MP (1855 - 1906)

Brent Woods (1855 – March 31, 1906) was an American Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian W...

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Brent Woods, SGT MP (1855 - 1906)

Brent Woods (1855 – March 31, 1906) was an American Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian W...

5/27/2011