Charles Fillmore
U.S. Army officer
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Harlem Hellfighters
- In Harlem Hellfighters: Origins
An early addition was Charles Fillmore, a Spanish-American War veteran who had been instrumental in the campaign to establish an African American regiment. Fillmore was commissioned a captain and made a company commander. However, despite an endorsement from the New York Age, arguably the most influential African American newspaper…
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