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   Who was William Harvey Carney?

   • Recognized for heroically protecting the American flag during the Civil War, Army Sgt. William Harvey Carney receives the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration, on May 23, 1900. The first Black American service member to earn the award, Carney was born into slavery in Virginia in 1840.

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   Why was William Harvey Carney awarded the Medal of Honor?

   • When the troops fell back he brought off the flag, under a fierce fire in which he was twice severely wounded. U.S. Army Sergeant William Harvey Carney was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the U.S. Civil War.

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   Who was Sgt William Carney?

   • Sgt. William Carney. Library of Congress. Sgt. William Carney was the first Black man awarded the Medal of Honor. Born into slavery, he later joined the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.

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   Who was the first black man awarded the Medal of Honor?

   • Sgt. William Carney was the first Black man awarded the Medal of Honor. Born into slavery, he later joined the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. As his regiment gained the crest of the parapet at the Confederate-held Fort Wagner in South Carolina, Carney took up the American Flag after earlier color bearers fell.

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   William Harvey Carney (February 29, 1840 – December 9, 1908) was an American soldier during the American Civil War. Born enslaved, he was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1900 for his gallantry in saving the regimental colors during the Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863.

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   Feb 10, 2017 · Army Sgt. William H. Carney was the first of the nation’s 88 African-American Medal of Honor recipients, earning the medal during the Union Army’s charge on Fort Wagner during the Civil...

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   Jan 24, 2023 · Recognized for heroically protecting the American flag during the Civil War, Army Sgt. William Harvey Carney receives the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration, on May 23,...

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   Medal of Honor Recipient William H. Carney. U.S. Army Sergeant William Harvey Carney was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the U.S. Civil War.

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   Sgt. William Carney was the first Black man awarded the Medal of Honor. Born into slavery, he later joined the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. As his regiment gained the crest of the parapet at the Confederate-held Fort Wagner in South Carolina, Carney took up the American Flag after earlier color bearers fell.

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   Dec 9, 2022 · Credited with being the first Black man to earn the Medal of Honor, others soon also claimed the honor. In truth, more than 20 Black men had received the Medal by the time Carney was awarded his, the first being Robert Blake for his actions on the USS Marblehead on Christmas Day 1863.

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    May 13, 2024 · William H. Carney was an American soldier who joined the Union army in 1863 and became a hero of the American Civil War. He was one of the first African Americans to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest military award in the United States. Carney was born into slavery.