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America's First Black Graduate of West Point.

Near the Rio Grande River, Texas, 1880.2nd LT Henry O. Flipper scouts with Company A, 10th Cavalry Regiment.
Second Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper scouts with Company A, 10th US Cavalry Regiment. He was the first black graduate of West Point.

"Henry Ossian Flipper" is the fourth in an ongoing series of works featuring and honoring African American soldiers. The first was "Midnight Hour", the second was "The Tenth Horse",and the third is "...Dress on the Colors".