{"product_id":"buffalo-soldiers-in-california-charles-young-and-the-ninth-cavalry-1902-1904-paperback","title":"Buffalo Soldiers in California: Charles Young and the Ninth Cavalry, 1902-1904 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian G. Shellum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Captain Charles Young and the Ninth U.S. Cavalry stepped ashore in San Francisco in 1902, Young was only one of three Black officers serving in the U.S. Army. He had graduated from West Point as its third Black graduate, established the first Black officer training program at Wilberforce University, was appointed a major to command an Ohio volunteer battalion during the Spanish-American War, and served as a troop commander during two years of brutal guerrilla warfare in the Philippine-American War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBuffalo Soldiers in California\u003c\/i\u003e Brian G. Shellum follows the experiences of Captain Young and the Ninth Cavalry in the Golden State, from life at the Presidio and the challenges of army life in a large city to summers patrolling Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks to missions training with the California National Guard. Young's career success depended on the professionalism and dedication of his enlisted men--the backbone of the Buffalo Soldier regiments--and those men delivered. Young and that \"rowdy gang of mine,\" as he called them, were an important part of the history of California and our national parks, as well as the broader history of the United States.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian G. Shellum\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired army officer, decorated with the Bronze Star Medal and the Order of St. George, and a former intelligence officer with the Department of Defense. He was also previously a government historian with the Defense Intelligence Agency. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBuffalo Soldiers in Alaska: Company L, Twenty-Fourth Infantry\u003c\/i\u003e (Bison Books, 2021) and \u003ci\u003eBlack Officer in a Buffalo Soldier Regiment: The Military Career of Charles Young\u003c\/i\u003e (Bison Books, 2010), among other books. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 314\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750918947104,"sku":"9781496238511","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/584ad23a191456935cfae80263ea442a.webp?v=1779960704","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/buffalo-soldiers-in-california-charles-young-and-the-ninth-cavalry-1902-1904-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}