Ebook {Epub PDF} Cathy Williams Buffalo Soldier by Sharon Solomon

Cathy Williams served as Pvt. William Cathay from to with the famed Buffalo Soldiers who patrolled the mile Santa Fe Trail. Tucker traces her life from her birth as a slave near Independence, Missouri, to her service in Company A, 38th U.S. Infantry, Reviews:  · Cathy Williams, Buffalo Soldier by Sharon Solomon, Doreen Lorenzetti Hardcover, 32 pages See Other Available Editions Description It has been estimated that approximately four hundred women disguised themselves as men to join the Buffalo . Cathy Williams was the first documented woman to enlist in the United States Army. By disguising herself as a man after the Civil War, she joined the Buffalo soldiers in protecting the expanding Western states. This regiment of African American soldiers was a loyal group.4/5(9).

Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Cathy Williams, Buffalo Soldier by Sharon Solomon (, Hardcover) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Sharon K. Solomon: It has been estimated that approximately four hundred women disguised themselves as men to join the Buffalo soldiers; however, only one case has been documented. Cathy Williams enlisted as William Cathay and served for two years before anyone discovered she was a woman. To this day, the former slave is the first. Cathy Williams, Buffalo Soldier Sharon Solomon (Author), Doreen Lorenzetti (Illustrator) Published by Pelican Publishing () Age Range:

Sharon likes to write a variety of genres including plays, picture books, early chapter books and middle grade fiction and historical fiction. Her picture book biography of a freed slave who became a Buffalo soldier, Cathy Williams, Buffalo Soldier, was published in by Pelican Publishing Company. Cathy Williams is the only documented female Buffalo soldier to serve in the U. S. Army. Cathy Williams, Buffalo Soldier Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. Share to Facebook. Share to Reddit. Share to Tumblr. Cathay Williams was a female soldier who enlisted in the United States Army under the pseudonym William Cathay. She was the first African-American woman to enlist, and the only one who is documented as having served in the United States Army posing as a man. When Congress passed an act authorizing the establishment of the first all-Black units of the military, later to become known as “ Buffalo Soldiers,” Cathay Williams, a former slave, joined the Army.