Person · 1840–1908
William Harvey Carney
Sergeant of the 54th Massachusetts who saved the regimental flag at the 1863 assault on Fort Wagner; his actions made him the first Black American to earn the Medal of Honor.
Military. Sergeant of the 54th Massachusetts who saved the regimental flag at the 1863 assault on Fort Wagner; his actions made him the first Black American to earn the Medal of Honor.
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Sergeant of the 54th Massachusetts who saved the regimental flag at the 1863 assault on Fort Wagner; his actions made him the first Black American to earn the Medal of Honor.