Assertion: regiment's action | /r/HasProperty | the first
Facets:
value: by an african american
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Carney’s actions were the first by an African American to merit the Congressional Medal of Honor, although it was not bestowed until 1900 when it simply arrived in the mail instead of being presented in a customary ceremony.
text: Its first military action was the Battle of San Lorenzo (1813).