William H. Carney Became the First Black Soldier to Earn the Medal of Honor. On the evening of July 18, 1863, Sergeant William H. Carney of the 54th Massachusetts Colored Volunteer Infantry made a decision that would alter his life. As his regiment was leading the assault on the Confederate Battery Wagner outside Charleston, South …
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