2nd Lt. Henry Ossian Flipper
Fort Leavenworth, United States
<br><center> Born - 21 March 1856<br> Thomasville, Georgia<br> - Early Schooling -<br> Private Tutors<br> American Missionary Association<br> Atlanta University<br> —————<br> U.S. Military Academy<br> 01 July 1873 - 14 June 1877<br> 4th Black to Attend<br> 1st Black to Graduate<br> —————<br> Died - 26 April 1940<br> Gravesite - Thomasville, Georgia<br> —————<br> "Henry O. Flipper's legacy echoes through the actions of all African-American men and women who have worn Cadet Gray and served our nation as military officers and leaders of character."<br> LTG F. L. Hagenbeck,<br> Superintendent, USMA<br> 30 March 2007<br><br> <b>Military Life</b><br> —————<br> 15 June 1877 - 30 Jun 1882<br> 10th U.S. Cavalry<br> Commander G Troop<br> "Buffalo Soldier"<br> —————<br> Duty Stations<br> Ft. Sill, Oklahoma • Ft. Elliott, Texas • Ft. Concho, Texas • Ft. Davis, Texas<br> —————<br> Court-Martial<br> 17 Sept - 08 Dec 1881<br> Dismissed From Service (Unjustly)<br> 30 June 1882<br> Honorable Discharge Approved<br> 08 Feb 1977<br> Presidential Pardon Granted<br> 19 Feb 1999<br> (First Presidential Pardon Granted Posthumously)<br><br> <b>Civilian Life</b><br> —————<br> From Slave to Scholar<br> Author - Inventor<br> Historian<br> Surveyor - Engineer<br> Linguist<br> Mining & Oil Consultant<br> Newspaper Editor<br> Cartographer<br> —————<br> Special Agent<br> U.S. Justice Department<br> —————<br> Interpreter & Translator<br> Senate Foreign Relations Committee<br> —————<br> Assistant to the<br> Secretary of Interior<br><br> <b>[Quest for Justice]</b><br> Hon. John A. T. Hull, Des Moines, Iowa.<br> Dear Sir:<br> "In coming to Congress...I ask nothing because I am a Negro, I ask only...justic...as well as the satisfaction of having righted a great wrong..."<br><br> Very truly yours,<br> Henry O. Flipper<br> 23 Oct 1898<br> —————<br> "117 years overdue...too long to let an injustice lie uncorrected...I now offer a full pardon to Lt. Henry Ossian Flipper...This good man now has completely recovered his good name."<br> President William J. Clinton<br> 19 Feb 1999</center>