Shellum

Black Officer in a Buffalo Soldier Regiment (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

An unheralded military hero, Charles Young (1864-1922) was the third black graduate of West Point, the first African American national park superintendent, the first black U.S. military attache, the first African American officer to command a Regular Army regiment, and the highest-ranking black officer in the Regular Army until his death. Black Officer in a Buffalo Soldier Regiment tells the story of the man who-willingly or not-served as a standard-bearer for his race in the officer corps for nearly thirty years, and who, if not for racial prejudice, would have become the first African American general. Brian G. Shellum describes how, during his remarkable army career, Young was shuffled among the few assignments deemed suitable for a black officer in a white man's army-the Buffalo Soldier regiments, an African American college, and diplomatic posts in black republics such as Liberia. Nonetheless, he used his experience to establish himself as an exceptional cavalry officer. He was a colonel on the eve of the United States' entry into World War I, when serious medical problems and racial intolerance denied him command and ended his career. Shellum's book seeks to restore a hero to the ranks of military history; at the same time, it informs our understanding of the role of race in the history of the American military.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bison Original
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780803268036
• Artikelnr.: 55281839

Autorenporträt

Brian G. Shellum is a retired army officer who was decorated with the Bronze Star Medal and the Order of St. George, former government historian at the Defense Intelligence Agency, and retired intelligence officer with the Department of Defense. He is the author of Black Cadet in a White Bastion: Charles Young at West Point (Nebraska, 2006), Black Officer in a Buffalo Soldier Regiment: The Military Career of Charles Young (Nebraska, 2010), and Buffalo Soldiers in Alaska: Company L, Twenty-Fourth Infantry  (Nebraska, 2021).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations  
Preface    
Acknowledgments  
Chronology 
Chapter 1: Awaiting Orders   
Chapter 2: First Posting to Fort Robinson
Chapter 3: New Start at Fort Duchesne    
Chapter 4: Military Instructor at Wilberforce  
Chapter 5: Volunteer Officer in the Spanish-American War   
Chapter 6: Return to Fort Duchesne 
Chapter 7: Fighting Guerillas in the Philippines     
Chapter 8: Troop Commander in San Francisco and Sequoia    
Chapter 9: Military Attaché in Hispaniola
Chapter 10: Garrison Duty in the Philippines and Wyoming   
Chapter 11: Military Assistance Mission in Liberia   
Chapter 12: Chasing Villa in Mexico
Chapter 13: Retirement to Ohio     
Chapter 14: Final Post in Liberia  
Epilogue: Coming Home  
Notes
Bibliography     
Index