Black and white newspaper drawing of Sergeant Carney carrying the American flag with several people lying on the ground around him. A small group is standing in the background, with smoke around them. Caption reads: Sergeant Carney with the flag on the ramparts of Fort Wagner
Newspaper drawing of Sergeant Carney holding the American flag during the battle at Fort Wagner. Originally printed the Boston Journal article "Hero of Fort Wagner: Tale of Color Bearer William H. Carney" on December 29, 1892.
Newspaper article originally printed in the Boston Journal, accessed through Genealogy Bank.
This image is used for the Sergeant William Carney story map on the Boston African American National Historic Site website.
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