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William H. Carney

(1840–1908)

Carney was a sergeant in the army with the 54th Massachusetts Infantry. On July 18, 1863, at the Second Battle of Fort Wagner, Morris Island, South Carolina, he grasped the American flag and lead the way to the barricade of the fort and planted the colors. When the troops were forced back, he removed the flag under a fierce fire in which he was twice severely wounded. When asked about his heroic actions, he simply said, “I was only doing my duty.”