Henry Ossian Flipper
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 84 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 21,1856 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Thomasville |
| Georgia | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | April 26,1940 |
| Died | Atlanta |
| Georgia | |
| United States | |
| Years of service | 1877–1882 |
| Siblings | Joseph S. Flipper |
| Carl Flipper | |
| Emory Flipper | |
| Festus Flipper, Jr. | |
| Job | Soldier |
| Education | United States Military Academy |
| Clark Atlanta University | |
| Books | The Colored Cadet At West Point |
| Black frontiersman | |
| Battleswar | Indian Wars |
| Other work | Civil engineer |
| Rank | Second lieutenant |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 573165 |
Henry Ossian Flipper Life story
Henry Ossian Flipper was an American soldier, engineer, former slave and in 1877, the first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, earning a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Army.
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