Tag: Fort Wagner
A record of valor
If you have watched the movie Glory, you saw a recreation of the assault on Fort Wagner, South Carolina, by the 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry. But a real-life hero from that battle was Sgt. William Harvey Carney, who was awarded the Medal of Honor on May 23, 1900—37 years after the assault on Fort Wagner. The Medal of Honor is [...]
Posted by Hilary on May 24, 2011, under - Civil War, Myth or History, Unusual documents.
Tags: 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry, Fort Wagner, Glory, Medal of Honor, Sgt. William Harvey Carney
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