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Lewis Cunningham Broadus
Lewis Cunningham Broadus (1877–1961) was a "Buffalo Soldier" born in Henrico County, Virginia, who served his country with distinction in the 25th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army from 1897 to 1917. He volunteered in the "Colored Troops" and fought in military campaigns including the Indian Wars; the Spanish–American War; the Philippine–American War, and World War I, during which he was awarded a Certificate of Merit for bravery by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906.
The Certificate of Merit was renamed as the Distinguished Service Cross and sent to his surviving family who presented it as a gift to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. and accepted by the Museum's Curator of Collections〔SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE April 23, 2007, Curatorial Department, Curator of Collections.〕 His military papers were donated to the Library of Virginia Foundation, on behalf of the Library of Virginia.〔LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION DEED OF GIFT, on behalf of THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA, SEPTEMBER 5, 2006〕
==Background==
Born on July 24, 1877 in Richmond, Virginia, he was the son of an Irish slave owner, Lewis Cunningham, and an enslaved African woman, today known only as Lizzie. He appears in the U.S. Census dated June 3, 1880, Henrico County, Virginia, as Louis Cunningham, age three. After the untimely death of his mother, he was raised by the Broadus family, listed in the census as "Arthur- stable hand", his son "David- tobacco hand", and daughter "Mary- washerwoman". He later changed his name to Lewis Broadus.
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