Title: Cathy Williams, Buffalo Soldier
Description: 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. Cathy's efforts as a soldier earned her an adequate salary and a small place in history.
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life, African Americans, Biography, Women slaves, United States, False personation, Case studies, African American troops, African American women, Women soldiers, United States. Army, Juvenile literature, African American soldiers, History, Williams, Cathy, b. 1844, United states, army, United states, army, juvenile literature, African americans, biography, African americans, biography, juvenile literature, Women, united states, biography, Women, biography, juvenile literature, Frontier and pioneer life, west (u.s.), Frontier and pioneer life, juvenile literature, West (u.s.), juvenile literature
Places: Missouri, Independence, West (U.S.)
People: Cathy Williams (b. 1844)
Time periods: 19th century