William Loeb, Jr. letter of commendation to Charles Young, May 2, 1907
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Title |
William Loeb, Jr. letter of commendation to Charles Young, May 2, 1907 |
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Subject |
African American soldiers
Correspondence
Military officers
Young, Charles, 1864-1922. |
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Time Period |
1900s |
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Description |
Letter to Captain Charles Young from Secretary to the President William Loeb, Jr. commending him for his service as a military attaché in Port au Prince, Haiti. 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. |
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Date of Original |
May 2, 1907 |
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Submitting Institution |
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center |
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Rights |
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Type |
StillImage |
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Format |
manuscripts; letter |
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File Name |
NAM_ MSS3_B01F013.tif |
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Image Height |
5595 |
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Image Width |
3506 |
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File Size |
58872060 Bytes |
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