# Henry Ossian Flipper

> American soldier, formerly enslaved person, and first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point (1856–1940)

**Wikidata**: [Q3078422](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3078422)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ossian_Flipper)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/henry-ossian-flipper


## References

1. [Handbook of Texas](https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/flipper-henry-ossian)
2. Find a Grave
3. The Colored Cadet At West Point
4. [Source](http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:037)
5. SNAC
6. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
7. Virtual International Authority File
8. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File