Charles Young

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Charles Young is shown here in his military dress uniform. 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.…