Medal of Honor Recipients Portrayed On Film Blown Opportunities WILLIAM H. CARNEY (1840-1908) Rank, duty position and unit at time of action: Sergeant, Company C, 54th Massachusetts (Colored) Infantry War: Civil War Place and date of action: Fort Wagner, South Carolina, 18 July 1863 Should have been portrayed in the film: Glory (1989) Text of Citation: CARNEY, WILLIAM H. Rank and organization: ...

William H. Carney In 1863 William H. Carney entered the army and was assigned to Company C of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first regiment composed of black men in the state. They were most renowned for their participation in the battle at Fort Wagner where, through their bravery and sacrifice, they forever silenced the predication that the Negro would not fight. It was at this siege on ...

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