Title: Hold the flag high
Description: Describes the Civil War battle of Morris Island, South Carolina, during which Sargeant William H. Carney became the first African American to earn a Congressional Medal of Honor by preserving the flag.
Subjects: African American Participation, United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (1863-1865), Biography, United States, Morris Island, Battle of, S.C., 1863 (July 10-September 7), United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Morris Island, Battle of,  S.C., 1863 (July 10-September 7), History, Juvenile literature, African American soldiers, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, juvenile literature, African american soldiers, Carney, art, 1918-2003
Places: Fort Wagner (S.C.), Massachusetts, United States
People: William H. Carney (1840-1908)
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865