TIMELINE
Born in Mayslick, KY
1864
Courtesy of Brian Shellum
Restored Young Home in Mayslick, Mason County, KY
Escaped Enslavement in Ohio
1865
Courtesy of National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
Father Gabriel Young Joined the Union Army
Graduated from High School
1881
Courtesy of the Ripley Public Library
Ripley, OH
Taught School in Ripley, OH
1881
Courtesy of the Ripley Public Library
1881–1884
Charles Young’s Grading Sheet
Entered West Point, Class of 1888
1884
Courtesy of the National Archives
1884–1889
Found Deficient in Mathematics, Readmitted with the Class of 1889
Graduated from West Point
1889
Courtesy of the U.S. Army War College
Commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant, Ninth U.S. Cavalry
Served at Ft Robinson, NE
1889
Courtesy of the Nebraska Historical Society
1889–1890
Assigned to B Troop, Ninth U.S. Cavalry
Served at Ft Duchesne, UT
1890
Courtesy of the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
1890–1894
Assigned to B Troop, Ninth U.S. Cavalry
Professor of Military Science and Tactics
1894
Courtesy of National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
1894–1898
Wilberforce University, OH
Promoted to First Lieutenant
1897
While Assigned to Wilberforce University
Appointed Major in the Volunteers and Commander
1898
Ninth Battalion, Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Commanded Ninth Battalion, Ohio Volunteer Infantry
1898
Courtesy of National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
1898–1899
Stationed in the U.S. during the Spanish-American War
Served at Fort Duchesne, UT
1899
1899–1901
Assigned to I Troop, Ninth U.S. Cavalry
Promoted to Captain, Ninth U.S. Cavalry
1901
Courtesy of the National Archives
Commanded I Troop, Ninth U.S. Cavalry
Served in the Philippine Islands
1901
Courtesy of National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
1901–1902
Commanded I Troop, Ninth U.S. Cavalry during the Philippine War
Served at Presidio of San Francisco, CA
1902
1902–1903
Commanded I Troop, Ninth U.S. Cavalry
Appointed Superintendent, Sequoia National Park
1903
Commanded I and M Troops, Ninth U.S. Cavalry
Married Ada Mills in Oakland, CA
1904
Courtesy of National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
First AME Church, Oakland, CA
Appointed Military Attaché to Haiti and the Dominican Republic
1904
1904–1907
Resided in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Son Charles Noel Born
1906
Courtesy of National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
Ada Returned to Wilberforce, OH, for the Birth
Temporary Duty in Washington, D.C.
1907
Completed Reporting on Hispaniola at the War Department
Served at Camp McGrath, Philippine Islands
1908
1908–1909
Commanded I Troop and Third Squadron, Ninth U.S. Cavalry
Dauther Marie Aurelia Born
1909
Born at Camp McGrath, Philippine Islands
Served at Ft D.A. Russel, WY
1909
1909–1911
Commanded I Troop and Third Squadron, Ninth U.S. Cavalry
Appointed Military Attaché to Liberia
1912
Courtesy of National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
1912–1915
Lived in Monrovia, Liberia
Promoted to Major, Ninth U.S. Cavalry
1912
Courtesy of the Library of Congress
While assigned to Monrovia, Liberia
Awarded the Spingarn Medal by the NAACP
1916
Boston, MA
Served with the Tenth U.S. Cavalry
1916
Courtesy of National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
1916–1917
Mexican Punitive Expedition
Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, Tenth U.S. Cavalry
1916
Mexican Punitive Expedition
Medically retired and promoted to Colonel
1917
Presidio of San Francisco, CA
Recalled to active duty, Ohio National Guard
1918
1918–1919
Camp Grant, IL
Appointed Military Attaché to Liberia
1920
1920–1922
Lived in Monrovia, Liberia
Died and was buried in Nigeria
1922
Courtesy of National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
Ikoyi Cemetery, Lagos, Nigeria
Reinterred at Arlington, VA
1923
Courtesy of National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
Arlington National Cemetery
Inscription – Ada Mills Young – Young Grave, Arlington, VA
2019
Courtesy of the Colonel Charles Young Foundation – Photographed by Rod Lamkey Jr.
Arlington National Cemetery
Young Family Laying a Wreath in Memory of Colonel & Mrs. Charles Young
2019
Courtesy of the Colonel Charles Young Foundation – Photographed by Rod Lamkey Jr.
Arlington National Cemetery
Posthumously Promoted to Brigadier General
April 29, 2022
Honorary Ceremony to Promote Col. Charles Young to Brigadier General at the United States Military Academy at West Point
