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Henry Ossian Flipper (March 21, 1856 – April 26, 1940) was an American soldier, engineer, former slave and in 1877, the first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, earning a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Army.
Henry Ossian Flipper. Date of Birth - Death March 21, 1856 - May 3, 1940. Henry Ossian Flipper was the first African-American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Flipper was born into slavery on March 21, 1856, in Thomasville, Georgia.
African Americans in the U.S. Army. Lt. Flipper. Henry Ossian Flipper was born in Thomasville, Georgia, on March 21, 1856, into slavery and spent his formative years in Georgia. Following the...
Feb 12, 2007 · Born near Thomasville, Georgia on March 21, 1856, Henry O. Flipper rose to prominence as the first African American graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1877.
2nd Lt. Henry Ossian Flipper. 1877: First black cadet to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy. Flipper was the first African-American to be commissioned in the Army, or any other branch...
Henry O. Flipper. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Quick Facts. Significance: Buffalo Soldier and 1st African American to graduate from West Point. Place of Birth: Thomasville, Georgia. Date of Birth: March 21, 1856. Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia. Date of Death: April 26, 1940. Place of Burial: Thomasville, Georgia.
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Oct 22, 2020 · Henry Ossian Flipper, engineer, the first Black graduate of West Point, the eldest of five sons of Festus and Isabella Flipper, was born a slave at Thomasville, Georgia, on March 21, 1856.
