Charles Young (March 12, 1864 – January 8, 1922) was an American soldier. He was the third African-American graduate of the United States Military Academy, the first black U.S. national park superintendent, first black military attaché, first black man to achieve the rank of colonel in the United States Army, and highest-ranking black officer in the regular army until his death in 1922.
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12 March 1864 May's Lick, Kentucky
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8 January 1922 (aged 57) Lagos, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
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