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.
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