Charles Young National Monument No. 1
The Story: Charles Young was born into slavery, but his father led his family to Ripley, Ohio via the Underground Railroad. Through semi-integrated schools, he impressed teachers. Starting with stellar entrance test results, he was the third African-American to graduate West Point. Served as a Buffalo Soldier in the Indian Wars, then the Spanish-American War and later mentored ROTC cadets at Wilberforce College where this structure served as his home. He later fought Poncho Villa Forces, retired as a Colonel and was posthumously promoted to Brigadier General in 2022.
Sublocation: Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
City, State: Wilberforce, Ohio
Year: 2019
$75.00 – $440.00
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Charles Young was born into slavery, but his father led his family to Ripley, Ohio via the Underground Railroad. Through semi-integrated schools, he impressed teachers. Starting with stellar entrance test results, he was the third African-American to graduate West Point. Served as a Buffalo Soldier in the Indian Wars, then the Spanish-American War and later mentored ROTC cadets at Wilberforce College where this structure served as his home. He later fought Poncho Villa Forces, retired as a Colonel and was posthumously promoted to Brigadier General in 2022.
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