Cathy Williams: From Slave to Buffalo Soldier - Softcover

Tucker, Phillip Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0811735699 ISBN 13: 9780811735698

Publisher: Stackpole Books, 2009

Synopsis

Now available in paperback Women in the United States military have received more recognition than ever in recent years, but women also played vital roles in battles and campaigns of previous generations. Cathy Williams served as Pvt. William Cathay from 1866 to 1868 with the famed Buffalo Soldiers who patrolled the 900-mile Santa Fe Trail. Tucker traces her life from her birth as a slave near Independence, Missouri, to her service in Company A, 38th U.S. Infantry, one of the six black units formed following the Civil War.Cathy Williams remains the only known African American woman to have served as a Buffalo Soldier in the Indian Wars. Her remarkable story continues to represent a triumph of the human spirit.

About this title

About the Author:

Phillip Thomas Tucker is the author or editor of more than 20 books on the Civil War and African American, women's, and Irish history. He is a United States Air Force historian at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, DC.

Language Notes:

Text: English, German (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0811735699
• ISBN 13: 9780811735698
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272