Cathay Williams disguised her gender and enlisted as William Cathey, serving in Company A of the 38th Infantry, a newly-formed all-black U.S. Army Regiment, one of its earliest recruits (via BlackPast)
Cathay Williams – American Solider – Associated Links:
- Cathay Williams | U.S. National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/people/cwilliams.htm
- Cathay Williams | BlackPast: https://www.blackpast.org/aaw/vignette_aahw/williams-cathay-1850/
- Cathay Williams | Profiles in Bravery | Army.mil: https://www.army.mil/africanamericans/profiles/williams.html
- Cathay Williams | Hidden Figures of Women’s History | Teaching Tolerance: https://www.tolerance.org/classroom-resources/texts/hidden-figures-of-womens-history-cathay-williams
- Cathay Williams | Legends of America: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/cathay-williams/
Cathay Williams – American Soldier – Related Articles:
- “Cathay Williams: The Only Known Female Buffalo Solider”: https://newsroom.woundedwarriorproject.org/The-Only-Known-Female-Buffalo-Soldier-Cathay-Williams
- “Cathay Williams, Female Buffalo Solider – With Documents”: https://www.buffalosoldier.net/CathayWilliamsFemaleBuffaloSoldierWithDocuments.htm
- “Cathay Williams, AKA William Cathay”: https://amazingwomeninhistory.com/cathay-williams/
- “This ex-slave pretended to be a man and served in the Army”| Black Military History: https://www.militarytimes.com/military-honor/black-military-history/2018/02/07/this-ex-slave-pretended-to-be-a-man-and-served-in-the-army/
- “Cathay Williams: From Slave to Buffalo Solider” by Phillip Thomas Tucker on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Cathy-Williams-Slave-Buffalo-Soldier/dp/0811735699
- “8 Facts About Cathay Williams, First and Only Female Buffalo Solider” | BlackThen: https://blackthen.com/8-facts-about-cathay-williams-first-and-only-female-buffalo-soldier/
- “By posing as a man, Cathay Williams became the first black woman to enlist in the U.S. Army in 1866” | Face2Face Africa: https://face2faceafrica.com/article/by-posing-as-a-man-cathay-williams-became-the-first-black-woman-to-enlist-in-the-u-s-army-in-1866
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