Flipper, Henry Ossian, 1856-1940
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Flipper, Henry O. (Henry Ossian), 1856-1940
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Army officer.
Henry Ossian Flipper (b. 1856 d. 1940) was a soldier, engineer, and author. Henry Flipper attended Atlanta University from 1872 -1873. In 1873 he received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy, where he became the first African American graduate. Flipper served in the all-Negro 10th Cavalry Regiment in the Southwest and was accused of embezzling funds in 1881. He was cleared of this charge, but found guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, and dismissed. Flipper went on to become a successful engineer working in the Western U.S., Mexico, and Venezuela. In 1919 Flipper served as an assistant to the Secretary of the Interior. In 1976 the Army exonerated Flipper and awarded him an honorable discharge.
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African American soldiers
Frontier and pioneer life
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Mexico
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