▁interested ▁in ▁politics . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁Kentucky ' s ▁only ▁black ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Republican ▁National ▁Con vent ions . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁as ▁chap lain ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 4 4 , ▁All ens worth ▁gained ▁support ▁by ▁both ▁southern ▁and ▁northern ▁polit icians ▁for ▁appointment ▁as ▁a ▁chap lain ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁Army ; ▁his ▁appointment ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁Senate , ▁as ▁necessary ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁president . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁black ▁chap la ins ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁Army ▁and ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁Sold iers . ▁His ▁family ▁accompanied ▁him ▁on ▁assign ments ▁in ▁the ▁West , ▁r anging ▁from ▁Fort ▁Bay ard , ▁New ▁Mexico ▁Territ ory ▁to ▁Fort ▁Supp ly , ▁Indian ▁Territ ory , ▁and ▁Fort ▁Harrison , ▁near ▁Hel ena , ▁Mont ana . ▁His ▁wife ▁played ▁organ ▁in ▁the ▁fort ▁chap els . ▁ <0x09> ▁ ▁At ▁Fort ▁Bay ard , ▁All ens worth ▁wrote ▁Out line ▁of ▁Cour se ▁of ▁Study , ▁and ▁the ▁R ules ▁G over ning ▁Post ▁School s ▁of ▁F t . ▁Bay ard , ▁N . M .. ▁The ▁Army ▁adapted ▁these ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁the ▁standard ▁manual ▁on ▁the ▁education ▁of ▁en list ed ▁personnel . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in