10096 - Sgt. William Carney, Flagbearer, 54th Massachusetts Infantry, American Civil War W. Britain War on The Nile James Ewell Brown ‘Jeb’ Stuart

James Ewell Brown ‘Jeb’ Stuart was the outstanding Confederate Cavalry officer of the Civil War

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Very little primary source information survives about the detail of dress of the Legion of the United States

10096 - Sgt. William Carney, Flagbearer, 54th Massachusetts Infantry, American Civil War W. Britain War on The Nile James Ewell Brown ‘Jeb’ StuartUnion Sergeant William Carney, Flagbearer, 54th Massachusetts Born a slave, William Harvey Carney became an American fighting man and color bearer of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his gallantry during the Battle of Fort Wagner (Battery Wagner) in 1863, but he did not receive the honor until 1900, nearly 37 years after the battle. His citation reads in part, When the color sergeant was shot down, this