Sgt. #WilliamHCarney First black Medal of Honor recipient Carney was attached to the #54thMassachusetts Colored Infantry. In July 1863, Carney found himself in the fierce Battle of #FortWagner. After being wounded, Carney saw that the color bearer had been shot down a few feet away. Carney summoned all his strength to retrieve the fallen colors and continued the charge. During the charge, Carney was shot several more times, yet he kept the colors flying high. Once delivering the flag back to his regiment, he shouted "The Old Flag never touched the ground!" If you’re ready to be a part of #history and #armyhistory #contactme 615-429-0832 #yourarmyreservecareercounselor #armystrong #teamarmy #usarmy #usarmyreserve #bedifferent #bearmystrong #blackhistory #civilwar https://twitter.com/sfc_paul https://instagram.com/sfcpaulchambers http://sfc-paulchambers.tumblr.com/ [email protected] (at Thompsons Station, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLJnfLuBSNH/?igshid=aimu5ba2n2lr