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Frederick W. Browne

A former Union cavalryman, he left behind a vivid firsthand account of service with the 1st U.S. Colored Cavalry during the Civil War. His surviving work offers a direct, personal window into military life and the experiences of Black soldiers in that era.

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My Service in the U.S. Colored Cavalry

My Service in the U.S. Colored Cavalry

by Frederick W. Browne

About the author

Frederick W. Browne is known for My Service in the U.S. Colored Cavalry, a short memoir based on a paper he read before the Ohio Commandery of the Loyal Legion in 1908. The work was later preserved by major library and archive collections, which helps keep his account available to modern readers.

His book reflects his service in the 1st U.S. Colored Cavalry during the American Civil War. Rather than a broad history, it reads as a personal recollection, giving readers an on-the-ground view of campaigning, army routine, and the wartime role of Black troops.

Reliable biographical details about Browne himself appear to be limited in the sources I could confirm, so it is safest to remember him through the value of this surviving memoir: a concise, firsthand narrative tied to an important chapter of Civil War history.