Charles Calvin Rogers was a recipient of the highest military decoration in the United States, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Vietnam War. A lieutenant colonel at the time, he became the highest-ranking Black soldier in the U.S. military to receive this honor. A career officer who entered the service as a second lieutenant commissioned by ROTC when the military was still racially segregated, he retired after 32 years in the United States Army with the rank of major general.
New York Harbor, January 1, 1865. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following inspection report of the condition of the prisoners of war at this station for the…
VA A, A. STEVENS, HEADQUARTERS FORT LAFAYETTE, New York Harbor, January 1, 1865. Lieut. Col. MARTIN BURKE, Commanding Fort Lafayette, New York Harbor: SIR: I have the honor to submit…
New York Harbor, January 8, 1865. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following inspection report of the condition of the prisoners of war at this station for the…
HEADQUARTERS FORT LAFAYETTE, New York Harbor, January 8, 1865. Lieut. Col. MARTIN BURKE, Commanding Fort Lafayette, New York Harbor: SIR: I have the honor to submit the following inspection report…
New York Harbor, January 15, 1865. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following inspection report of the condition of the prisoners of war at this station for the…
HEADQUARTERS FORT LAFAYETTE, New York Harbor, January 15, 1865. Lieut. Col. MARTIN BURKE, Commanding Fort Lafayette, New York Harbor: SIR: I have the honor to submit the following inspection report…
New York Harbor, January 22, 1865. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following inspection report of the condition of the prisoners of war at this station for the…
HEADQUARTERS FORT LAFAYETTE, New York Harbor, January 22, 1865. Lieut. Col. MARTIN BURKE, U. S. Army, Commanding Fort Lafayette: SIR: I have the honor to submit the following inspection report…
New York Harbor, January 29, 1865. Lieut. Col. MARTIN BURKE, Commanding Fort Lafayette : SIR: Ã have the honor to submit the following inspection report of the condition of the…
HEADQUARTERS FORT LAFAYETTE, New York Harbor, January 29, 1865. SIR: Í have the honor to submit the following inspection report of the condition of the prisoners of war confined at…