Cathy Williams :
by Tucker, Phillip Thomas
Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : Stackpole Books, (Mechanicsburg, PA :) Physical details: xiv, 258 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. ISBN:0811703401.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 973.782 Gor Reminiscences of the Civil War | 973.79 Wil The Civil War : the artists' record | 973.8092 Bli Frederick Douglass : | 973.81092 Tuc Cathy Williams : | 973.82 Phi The last stand : | 973.82092 Bun Ulysses S. Grant | 973.82092 Che Grant / |
Includes bibliographical references and index
1. A young slave named Cathy Williams --
2. The Civil War descends upon the land --
3. New challenge in the Eastern Theater --
4. Triumph of the spirit : first female Buffalo Soldier --
5. A distinguished legacy perpetuated --
6. The Buffalo Soldiers --
7. Racial clash at Fort Cummings --
8. Winter campaign against the Apache --
9. Final service in the Southwest --
10. On her own once again --
Appendix : "Cathy Williams' story" as published in the January 2, 1876, St. Louis daily times.
From Cathy Williams beginnings as a slave in Independence, Missouri, to her enlistment with Company A, 38th U.S Infantry , in November 1866. By disguising herself as a man and assuming the name William Cathay, Williams became a " Buffalo Soldier, " serving in one of the six black units formed following the Civil War: the first and only African American woman to accomplish this feat. Private Cathay was in fact a Woman named Cathy Williams, she disguised herself as a man for nearly two years to serve in the ranks of the Buffalo Soldiers. How did this enterprising young woman become Private Cathay and why did she decide to wear a blue uniform? How did she successfully serve so long as a Buffalo Soldier when service by a female in the U.S. Regular Army was illegal? These are intriguing questions about the remarkable life of Cathy Williams that have never been answered until now. Cathy Williams remains the only documented black female to serve for nearly two years, from 1866 to 1868, as a Buffalo Soldier in the U.S. Regular Army.
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