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Autobiography of Lieut.
Henry Ossian Flipper, U.S.A., First Graduate of Color from
the U.S. Military Academy
Henry Ossian
Flipper, the eldest of five brothers, and
the subject of this narrative, was born in
Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia, on the
21st day of March, 1856. He and his mother
were the property (?) of Rev. Reuben H.
Lucky, a Methodist minister of that place.
His father, Festus Flipper, by trade a
shoemaker and carriage trimmer, was owned by
Ephraim G. Ponder, a successful and
influential slave dealer.
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The following pages were written by request.
They claim to give an accurate and impartial
narrative of my four years life while a
cadet at West Point, as well as a general
idea of the institution there. They are
almost an exact transcription of notes taken
at various times during those four years.
Any inconsistencies, real or apparent, in my
opinions or in the impressions made upon me,
are due to the fact that they were made at
different times at a place where the
feelings of all were constantly undergoing
material change.
They do not pretend to merit. Neither are
they written for the purpose of criticising
the Military Academy or those in any way
connected with it.
My "notes" have been seen and read. If I
please those who requested me to publish
them I shall be content, as I have no other
object in putting them before the public.
H. O. F.
Fort Sill, Indian Ter., 1878.
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includes some historical materials that may imply negative stereotypes
reflecting the culture or language of a particular period or place. These
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Henry Ossian Flipper, The Colored Cadet
at West Point, 1878
