Colonel Charles Young portrait   Save
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
Description: Portrait of Colonel Charles Young in uniform. 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_SC3_B01F03
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; Newspapers; Correspondence; Military officers; World War I, 1914-1918; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.
Places: National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center