Nolan, Flipper, and Patch correspondence, 1879-1880.

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Nolan, Flipper, and Patch correspondence, 1879-1880.

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Consists of photocopies of the handwritten correspondence of three officers in the United States Army dating from 1879-1880. Correspondents include Captain Nicholas Nolan, 10th Cavalry; Lieutenant Henry Ossian Flipper, first African American to graduate from West Point; and Lieutenant W. M. Patch, 4th Cavalry.

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University of Texas at El Paso

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University of Texas at El Paso

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Nolan, Nicholas G.

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Nicholas Nolan was a United States (U.S.) Army captain who served in the 10th United States Cavalry Regiment. From the description of The Nicholas Nolan papers, 1878-1880. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 49969943 ...

Flipper, Henry Ossian, 1856-1940

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Henry Ossian Flipper (b. March 21, 1856, Thomasville, GA-d. April 26, 1940, Atlanta, GA) was a soldier, engineer, and author. 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 t...

Patch, W. M.

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