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The Colored Cadet at West Point by Henry Ossian Flipper

The Colored Cadet at West Point

Henry Ossian Flipper, Quintard Taylor

Start Publishing LLC · Paperback · December 10, 2012

Henry Ossian Flipper (21 March 1856 - 3 May 1940) was an American soldier, former slave, and the first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1877, earning a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army.

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Start Publishing LLC, December 10, 2012

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Henry Ossian Flipper (21 March 1856 - 3 May 1940) was an American soldier, former slave, and the first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1877, earning a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army.

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Authors
Henry Ossian Flipper, Quintard Taylor
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
December 10, 2012
Format
Paperback
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Military Lives