Buffalo Soldiers – People – Officers
Frederic Ellis Davison (1917-1999)
As an Army Major General, Frederic Ellis Davison paved the way for many African Americans who became military officers. Through Davison’s decorated...
Benjamin O. Davis Sr. (1877-1970)
Benjamin O. Davis Sr. was the first African American to be named a general in the American military. Davis claimed...
John Hanks Alexander (1864-1894)
John Hanks Alexander is best known as the second African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at...
Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (1912-2002)
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. followed in the footsteps of his trail blazing father as the first black general in the...
Henry Ossian Flipper (1856-1940)
Born near Thomasville, Georgia on March 21, 1856, Henry O. Flipper rose to prominence as the first African American graduate...
Charles Young (1864-1922)
Colonel Charles Young enjoyed a decorated military career after his graduation from West Point Military Academy in 1889. A Buffalo...
