- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Henry O. Flipper (1856-1940)
- Creator:
- Henry, Susan Copeland
- Date of Original:
- 2004-06-14
- Subject:
- African American authors--New York (State)--West Point
United States. Army--African American troops
United States Military Academy--Alumni
Flipper, Henry Ossian, 1856-1940
Authors, American--New York (State)--West Point
United States. Army. Cavalry, 10th - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Henry O. Flipper. Henry O. Flipper was the first African American to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. After his graduation and commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, he was wrongfully court-martialed and dishonorably discharged. His good name and honor were posthumously restored in 1976.
GSE identifier: SS8H6 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/henry-o-flipper-1856-1940/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Henry O. Flipper (1856-1940)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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