James Gray spent the first three years of his childhood in Oregon, and in 1875 settled with his parents at Spokane, Washington, where his father played an important role in creating the new city's governing charter. During this time James entered the mining trade in Eastern Washington as a laborer.
As a young man, James enlisted with the U.S. Army, serving in Company E, 25th Infantry Regiment. This was the noted "Buffalo Soldiers" unit, a racially segregated outfit composed mostly of African American enlistees. Given the 25th Infantry's segregated nature, James probably served as an officer, though existing records are inconclusive.
Reportedly, the Buffalo Soldiers took part in the famous Pullman Strike of 1894. The strike was rooted in the demands of American Railway Union workers for wage increases and improved working conditions from their employer, the Pullman Company, manufacturer of railroads cars. During the crisis, thousands of Army soldiers were mobilized by President Grover Cleveland and deployed nationwide to quell the rioting and unrest triggered by the standoff. It's unclear whether James participated in these events during his term of service with the Buffalo Soldiers.
James never married. He succumbed to tuberculosis of the lungs at 23, a consequence of the years he labored in hazardous and poorly-ventilated ore mines near Spokane.
As a young man, James enlisted with the U.S. Army, serving in Company E, 25th Infantry Regiment. This was the noted "Buffalo Soldiers" unit, a racially segregated outfit composed mostly of African American enlistees. Given the 25th Infantry's segregated nature, James probably served as an officer, though existing records are inconclusive.
Reportedly, the Buffalo Soldiers took part in the famous Pullman Strike of 1894. The strike was rooted in the demands of American Railway Union workers for wage increases and improved working conditions from their employer, the Pullman Company, manufacturer of railroads cars. During the crisis, thousands of Army soldiers were mobilized by President Grover Cleveland and deployed nationwide to quell the rioting and unrest triggered by the standoff. It's unclear whether James participated in these events during his term of service with the Buffalo Soldiers.
James never married. He succumbed to tuberculosis of the lungs at 23, a consequence of the years he labored in hazardous and poorly-ventilated ore mines near Spokane.
James Gray spent the first three years of his childhood in Oregon, and in 1875 settled with his parents at Spokane, Washington, where his father played an important role in creating the new city's governing charter. During this time James entered the mining trade in Eastern Washington as a laborer.
As a young man, James enlisted with the U.S. Army, serving in Company E, 25th Infantry Regiment. This was the noted "Buffalo Soldiers" unit, a racially segregated outfit composed mostly of African American enlistees. Given the 25th Infantry's segregated nature, James probably served as an officer, though existing records are inconclusive.
Reportedly, the Buffalo Soldiers took part in the famous Pullman Strike of 1894. The strike was rooted in the demands of American Railway Union workers for wage increases and improved working conditions from their employer, the Pullman Company, manufacturer of railroads cars. During the crisis, thousands of Army soldiers were mobilized by President Grover Cleveland and deployed nationwide to quell the rioting and unrest triggered by the standoff. It's unclear whether James participated in these events during his term of service with the Buffalo Soldiers.
James never married. He succumbed to tuberculosis of the lungs at 23, a consequence of the years he labored in hazardous and poorly-ventilated ore mines near Spokane.
As a young man, James enlisted with the U.S. Army, serving in Company E, 25th Infantry Regiment. This was the noted "Buffalo Soldiers" unit, a racially segregated outfit composed mostly of African American enlistees. Given the 25th Infantry's segregated nature, James probably served as an officer, though existing records are inconclusive.
Reportedly, the Buffalo Soldiers took part in the famous Pullman Strike of 1894. The strike was rooted in the demands of American Railway Union workers for wage increases and improved working conditions from their employer, the Pullman Company, manufacturer of railroads cars. During the crisis, thousands of Army soldiers were mobilized by President Grover Cleveland and deployed nationwide to quell the rioting and unrest triggered by the standoff. It's unclear whether James participated in these events during his term of service with the Buffalo Soldiers.
James never married. He succumbed to tuberculosis of the lungs at 23, a consequence of the years he labored in hazardous and poorly-ventilated ore mines near Spokane.
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