Correspondence between Ada Young and her daughter “Kikik”   Save
Col. Charles Young Collection-NAM MSS 21
Description: A hand-written letter to Ada Young from her daughter “Kikik, consoling her upon the death of Col. Charles Young, who 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_MSS21_B01F53_04_1
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men;; Military officers; World War I, 1914-1918; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.
Places: Col. Charles Young Collection-NAM MSS 21