Cathay Williams
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N 32° 21.976 W 107° 37.018
13S E 253763 N 3584046
A OSHM for the New Mexico Historic Women Marker Initiative. Marker is on New Mexico Route 26 at milepost 10.2, on the right when traveling east.
Waymark Code: WMBTAX
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2011
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Marker text:
Cathay Williams
(c1850 – Death Date Unknown)
Born into slavery, Cathay was liberated in 1861 and worked as a cook for the Union army during the Civil War. In 1866 she enlisted in the U.S. Army as Private William Cathey serving with the Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Cummings and Fort Bayard until 1868. She is the only documented woman to serve as an enlisted soldier in the Regular U.S. Army during the 19th century.
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