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William Carney's bravery in the Union assault on Fort Wagner in South Carolina resulted in Carney

A.
being the first soldier of the Civil War to receive the personal thanks of Abraham Lincoln.
B.
being the first soldier of the Civil War to blow up an important Confederate armory.
C.
being the first immigrant soldier of the Civil War to earn the Medal of Freedom.
D.
being the first African American soldier of the Civil War to earn the Medal of Honor.

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Answer:

D

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Answer: D.

Explanation: William Carney was born simply as "William," a slave in Norfolk, Virginia, on February 29, 1840. He enlisted with the Massachusetts Regiment in 1863, soon after the Union Army started recruiting black men, with the help of a white man named Carney, who gave him his last name so he could enlist. Carney served with the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first colored regiment in the North, as a sergeant.

Carney eventually received the Medal Of Honor for saving the American flag and planting it on the parapet despite being wounded in the head, leg and hip. Also, although the Union forces were repulsed and had to lay siege to Fort Wagner, the 54th was widely hailed for its bravery and the regiment's heroism had a ripple effect, spurring thousands of other black men to join the Union Army.

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