Person · 1844–1893
Cathay Williams
The first Black woman to enlist in the US Army, serving as a Buffalo Soldier under the name William Cathay by disguising herself as a man.
Military. The first Black woman to enlist in the US Army, serving as a Buffalo Soldier under the name William Cathay by disguising herself as a man.
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The first Black woman to enlist in the US Army, serving as a Buffalo Soldier under the name William Cathay by disguising herself as a man.