Henry Ossian Flipper: West Point's First Black Graduate

by Jane Eppinga

Book Overview

In 1878 Henry Ossian Flipper seemed destined for a long military career. Four years later, he was on trial at Fort Davis, Texas, for embezzlement of government funds and conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. Found "not guilty" of the more serious charges of embezzlement, the nation's first black officer was court-martialed on the specious conduct charges. Thoroughly "humiliated, discouraged, and heartbroken," Flipper would soon embark upon...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1681790068
• ISBN13: 9781681790060
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Wild Horse Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"