9th Cavalry "Buffalo Soldiers"

ID: 1181
This file appears in: Charles Young Birthplace

Charles Young served with the 9th U.S. Cavalry, shown here in 1898. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: Charles Young Birthplace

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #124 in Mason County notes the birthplace of Charles Young, an early African American graduate of the United States Military Academy and the first black colonel in the U.S. Army.…