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I found a website for you that gives you a list of the first Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients. They were Black soldiers from the Civil War. My eyes are not working well today so please read the list and see if you can determine who was the first one to get his medal.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y ago87 African-Americans have received the Medal of Honor, the first was Civil War Sergeant William Carney
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∙ 14y agoWilliam Carney
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∙ 13y agoWilliam Harvey Carney.
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What war did William carney win the medal of honor?
Sergeant William Carney was the first black soldier to be awarded the Medal of Honor. This was during the Civil War.
What war did the first black man win the medal of honor?
The first black man to win the Medal of Honor was Sergeant William Harvey Carney. He received the prestigious honor for his bravery during the American Civil War while fighting with the Union Army's 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.
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