Wounded while honoring the flag, Carney was the 1st Black American awarded the Medal of Honor. Here is his story.
Shot several times while persevering the honors of the flag, Sgt Carney, became the first Black American to earn the Medal of Honor.
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William Harvey Carney
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Harvey_Carney
54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/54th_Massachusetts_Infantry_Regiment
Second Battle of Fort Wagner
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Fort_Wagner
Black Past
http://www.blackpast.org/aah/carney-william-h-1840-1908
Meet Sgt. William Carney: The first African-American Medal of Honor recipient
https://www.army.mil/article/181896/meet_sgt_william_carney_the_first_african_american_medal_of_honor_recipient
United States Colored Troops
http://military.wikia.com/wiki/United_States_Colored_Troops
CREDITS
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The Medal of Honor was awarded to U.S. Army Sgt. William H. Carney, Company C, 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry Regiment, for Gallantry at Fort Wagner, S.C., July 18, 1863, issued in 1900. (Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Carl J. Cruz Collection)
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6826582/william-harvey-carney
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