Gabriel Young

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This file appears in: Charles Young Birthplace
Gabriel Young

Charles Young's father Gabriel served during the Civil War in the 5th United States Colored Heavy Artillery. Courtesy of the National Archives.

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. Young was born into slavery in 1864, just as the…