THE COURT MARTIAL OF LIEUTENANT HENRY FLIPPER.

El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1994. xvi,130[1]pp. Frontis. photograph. Notes. Bibliography. Photographs. Photographic wrappers. First edition. Fine copy. Henry O. Flipper was the fifth Black appointed to West Point and the first to graduate. Upon graduation he was commissioned a second lieutenant and assigned to Company A, Tenth Cavalry. Flipper would serve at Forts Elliot, Concho, Quitman, Davis and, finally, at Fort Sill, Indian Territory. At Fort Sill he was charged with embezzlement and “conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentlemen.” Flipper proclaimed his innocence and was acquitted of the first charge but found guilty of the second. He was dismissed from the army in 1882 but went on to have a successful career as a civil engineer. The author extensively uses court martial records and other military sources to examine the case against Henry Flipper in an attempt to access its fairness. He also provides insights into his personal relationships with his fellow officers and others on the post. A worthwhile effort.