Date:

C. 1900

Exhibit Description:

Photograph of Sergeant William Carney of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, around the time he received the Medal of Honor for saving the American flag during the Second Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863.

Source:

Library of Congress

Attribution Statement:

Courtesy of the Library of Congress

Source URL:

https://www.loc.gov/item/97506080/

Exhibit Tags:

William CarneyphotographsLibrary of Congress54th Mass. Infantry RegimentCivil War