Talk:Charles Young (United States Army officer)

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Copyright
I've removed some of the text from this article as it appears to be from http://www.buffalosoldier.net/CharlesYoung.htm which was published before this article was written and is copyrighted (I noticed this when trying to find out whether this edit was accurate or not. It was added in one edit, and there is no assertion that permission has been granted.  The article mentions some content is from the National Park Service, and is presumed to be in the public domain, but this notice was added before the text, and does not appear to refer to it. — Snigbrook  16:28, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Snigbrook -- I dumped a lot back in from the same source, which clearly states it can be reprinted for educational use. I did some minor revisions, which I'd be happy to change, but otherwise, there is no information on this very important military figure. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Richmx2 (talk • contribs) 00:33, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

West Wing character
Was the character from the television show The West Wing named in his honor? 76.27.246.241 (talk) 00:13, 7 October 2009 (UTC) no

Additions to "Honors and Legacy"?
Can someone please amend this article's "Honors and Legacy" section by researching (www.nyc.gov would be a good place to START) the park, the playground, and any other New York City facilities/institutions named after (they're named after COLONEL Charles Young, so I assume it's the same guy?) Colonel Young?69.86.131.90 (talk) 23:38, 19 September 2012 (UTC)Christopher L. Simpson

Middle Name
(There are no primary source records that give a middle name of Denton. That is in error. On passport application, Ohio Military men, census records, death records, news accounts he is given only as Charles Young or Chas. Young. No middle name.) (IP editor comment, while removing Denton.)

He shows up in Kelly Miller's History of the World War.. (1919) as such, and, if memory serves, correspondence about him from Dubois, who was a personal friend. If it's an error, it's a damned early one. Anmccaff (talk) 23:51, 19 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Relooking at the number of places this middle name does not show up, I have to conclude that it does not belong in the lead/lede, although I suspect it should be in the body someplace -possibly with a note of its rare use in his lifetime. Anmccaff (talk) 03:22, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Various documents (for example U. S. Army register. 1916) do not show a middle initial.-- Georgia Army Vet Contribs Talk 15:49, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

Other white officers in the 10th Cavalry became encouraged to apply for transfers as well
Other white officers in the 10th Cavalry became encouraged to apply for transfers as well.

I dunno if this is true, largely because it isn't clear exactly what it means, especially in context. Anmccaff (talk) 18:23, 27 May 2016 (UTC)


 * I deleted the sentence because it lacked context and also put a "cn" tag about the parenthetical comment about Wilson and segregation. I don't doubt the second; it just needs a ref.-- Georgia Army Vet Contribs Talk 16:50, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

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Promotion to brigadier general
I added information about Young's posthumous promotion to Honors. I removed his promotion from Dates_of_rank because the cited article did not reference the national guard.-- Georgia Army Vet Contribs <b style="color: blue;">Talk</b> 16:42, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

As of today, we have three IPs in Sao Paulo telling us that Young was promoted to BG posthumously.-- <b style="color: red;">Georgia Army Vet</b> <i style="color: white;">Contribs</i> <b style="color: blue;">Talk</b> 20:17, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

First officer to command a large unit
In the article it states "Young's command of this unit is significant because it was probably the first time in history an African-American commanded a sizable unit of the United States Army and one of the very few instances prior to the late 20th century."

I suggest you look at the entry for Lt. Col William Reed, who commanded 35th U.S. Colored Troops during the battle of Olustee in Florida in February, 1864. The link is http://battleofolustee.org/pics/william_n_reed_35th_usct.htm Thomas R. Fasulo (talk) 01:17, 9 April 2023 (UTC)