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Frederick W. Browne

1841–1917

A Civil War veteran’s memoir gives this little-known writer a clear, firsthand voice. His surviving work stands out for its direct account of service with the 1st U.S. Colored Cavalry and for the personal perspective it brings to a crucial period in American history.

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My Service in the U.S. Colored Cavalry A Paper Read before the Ohio Commandery of the Loyal Legion, March 4, 1908

My Service in the U.S. Colored Cavalry A Paper Read before the Ohio Commandery of the Loyal Legion, March 4, 1908

by Frederick W. Browne

About the author

Frederick W. Browne (1841–1917) is known chiefly for My Service in the U.S. Colored Cavalry, a memoir based on his experiences in the Civil War. Contemporary catalog records and later editions identify him as a second lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Colored Cavalry, and the work was presented before the Ohio Commandery of the Loyal Legion in 1908.

The book is remembered less as a polished literary project than as a vivid personal record. Browne writes from lived experience, describing military service, leadership, and the realities of serving with Black troops in the Union Army. That directness is what makes his work valuable to readers interested in eyewitness history.

Reliable biographical details beyond his military service and lifespan are limited in the sources I could confirm. He appears to have died in 1917, and his reputation today rests mainly on this single, historically significant memoir.