2nd Lt. Henry Ossian Flipper
Born - 21 March 1856
Thomasville, Georgia
- Early Schooling -
Private Tutors
American Missionary Association
Atlanta University
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U.S. Military Academy
01 July 1873 - 14 June 1877
4th Black to Attend
1st Black to Graduate
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Died - 26 April 1940
Gravesite - Thomasville, Georgia
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"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."
LTG F. L. Hagenbeck,
Superintendent, USMA
30 March 2007
Military Life
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15 June 1877 - 30 Jun 1882
10th U.S. Cavalry
Commander G Troop
"Buffalo Soldier"
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Duty Stations
Ft. Sill, Oklahoma • Ft. Elliott, Texas • Ft. Concho, Texas • Ft. Davis, Texas
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Court-Martial
17 Sept - 08 Dec 1881
Dismissed From Service (Unjustly)
30 June 1882
Honorable Discharge Approved
08 Feb 1977
Presidential Pardon Granted
19 Feb 1999
(First Presidential Pardon Granted Posthumously)
Civilian Life
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From Slave to Scholar
Author - Inventor
Historian
Surveyor - Engineer
Linguist
Mining & Oil Consultant
Newspaper Editor
Cartographer
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Special Agent
U.S. Justice Department
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Interpreter & Translator
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Assistant to the
Secretary of Interior
[Quest for Justice]
Hon. John A. T. Hull, Des Moines, Iowa.
Dear Sir:
"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..."
Very truly yours,
Henry O. Flipper
23 Oct 1898
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"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."
President William J. Clinton
19 Feb 1999
Marker is on Grant Avenue near Smith Lake, on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
