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John Hanks Alexander | |
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.jpg) From 1900's A New Negro for a New Century: An Accurate and Up-to-Date Record of the Upward Struggles of the Negro Race.[1] | |
| Born | January 6, 1864 Helena, Arkansas |
| Died | March 26, 1894 (aged 30) Wilberforce, Ohio |
| Buried | Cherry Grove Cemetery, Xenia, Ohio |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1887–1894 |
| Rank |  Second Lieutenant |
| Unit | 9th Cavalry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Indian Wars |
John Hanks Alexander (January 6, 1864 – March 26, 1894) was the first African-American officer in the United States armed forces to hold a regular command position and the second African-American graduate of the United States Military Academy (after Henry Ossian Flipper).[2]
- ^ Washington, Booker T., N.B. Wood and Fannie Barrier Williams. A new Negro for a new century : an accurate and up-to-date record of the upward struggles of the Negro race. Chicago, IL: American Publishing House, 1900. Archive.org. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- ^ Ayodale, Braimah. "Alexander, John Hanks (1864-1894)." BlackPast.org. Retrieved April, 28, 2017.