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Sen. Brown Introduces Bipartisan Resolution Honoring Buffalo
Soldiers During Black History Month
Resolution Honors Buffalo Soldiers like Colonel Charles
Young
Brown Led Charge to Designate Young’s House a National
Monument in 2013
In honor of Black History Month, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown
(D-OH) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing the
dedication and courage of the Buffalo Soldiers. Brown’s
resolution honors the Buffalo Soldiers for their
contributions to the U.S. military following the Civil War
and their service as the nation’s first National Park
Rangers.
Brown’s resolution honors soldiers like Colonel Charles P.
Young, a U.S. Army Officer born to slaves in 1864. Young was
the third African American to graduate from the U.S.
Military Academy at West Point. As a Buffalo Soldier with
the 9th and 10th Cavalry and the 25th Infantry, Young
eventually became the first African American to achieve the
rank of Colonel in the United States Army. Young also taught
military science at Wilberforce University in Wilberforce,
Ohio.
Brown led the charge to designate the Charles P. Young House
in Wilberforce as the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers
National Monument in 2013.
“Colonel Young broke barriers for so many who came after
him,” Brown said. “The contributions made by Young and the
rest of the Buffalo Soldiers who fought for our nation
should be recognized on a national scale.”
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