Tucker, Phillip Thomas
Cathy Williams : From Slave to Female Buffalo Soldier / Phillip Thomas Tucker. - 1st ed. - Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, c2002. - xiv, 258 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
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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0811703401
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Williams, Cathy, 1844-approximately 1893. --Biography
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 38th
United States. Army --African American troops--History--19th century.
African American women
African Americans
Women slaves--Missouri--Independence
Women soldiers--West (U.S.)
African American soldiers--West (U.S.)
Frontier and Pioneer Life--West (U.S.)
Indians of North America--Wars--1866-1895.
973.81092 Tuc 15
Cathy Williams : From Slave to Female Buffalo Soldier / Phillip Thomas Tucker. - 1st ed. - Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, c2002. - xiv, 258 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
80511
0811703401
2001049746
Williams, Cathy, 1844-approximately 1893. --Biography
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 38th
United States. Army --African American troops--History--19th century.
African American women
African Americans
Women slaves--Missouri--Independence
Women soldiers--West (U.S.)
African American soldiers--West (U.S.)
Frontier and Pioneer Life--West (U.S.)
Indians of North America--Wars--1866-1895.
973.81092 Tuc 15