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Hold the flag high

by Catherine Clinton

African American ParticipationUnited States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (1863-1865)BiographyUnited StatesMorris Island, Battle of, S.C., 1863 (July 10-September 7)United States Civil War, 1861-1865Morris Island, Battle of, S.C., 1863 (July 10-September 7)History

Describes the Civil War battle of Morris Island, South Carolina, during which Sargeant William H. Carney became the first African American to earn a Congressional Medal of Honor by preserving the flag.

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