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U.S. Army

William Harvey Carney

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1863

Unit/CommandCompany C, 54th Massachusetts Infantry

BirthplaceNorfolk, Virginia

Citation

When the color sergeant was shot down, this soldier grasped the flag, led the way to the parapet, and planted the colors thereon. When the troops fell back he brought off the flag, under a fierce fire in which he was twice severely wounded.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1863

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