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Children as young as 15 years old were sent out to battle losing body parts `and even their lives

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I lost a lot of blood and nearly lost my life, but not once did I allow the flag to touch the ground. I was promoted to the rank of sergeant for his actions. For his bravery, I was awarded the Medal of Honor on May 23, 1900. My legacy serves as a shining example of the patriotism that Americans felt at that time, despite the color of their skin. As for the 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry Regiment in which I served? It was disestablished after the war, but reactivated in 2008 as the Massachusetts Army National Guard's 54th Volunteer Regiment. It now serves as a ceremonial unit that renders military honors at funerals and state functions. It was even invited to march in President Barack Obama's inaugural parade.

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My life and that of other civil war soldiers in the 1860's was long and hard with heavily rationed food little break time .  It was hard to see family.  The camps were uncomfortable , boring, and terrifying during battle

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In March 1863, I joined the Union Army and was attached to Company C, 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry Regiment, the first official black unit recruited for the Union in the north. Forty other black men served with me, including two of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass' sons. Within a few months, my training would be put to the ultimate test during the unit's first major combat mission in Charleston, South Carolina.

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The flag I caught at fort wagner

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I was born into slavery in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1840. My family was eventually granted freedom and moved to Massachusetts, where  was eager to learn and secretly got involved in academics, despite laws and restrictions that banned blacks from learning to read and write. I had wanted to pursue a career in the church, but when the Civil War broke out, I decided the best way he could serve God was by serving in the military to help free the oppressed.

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This represents how the union is keeping the united states of america up

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During the charge of Fort Wagner I was hit by a confederate bullet, but it did not prevent Me from taking action when I saw our regiments flag bearer, seargent wall go down. I quickly qrabbed the flag and ran toward the front of my column. I was struck by multiple enemy shots but Ieventually arrived and said "Boys the old flag never touched the ground"

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I was 23 years old, I was exhausted and hot. So were the other men of the 54th regiment. It was 6:30 in the evening, I looked down the beach, in the early evening light 600 men in blue uniforms still stood in a tight column. It didn't look like anyone in the regiment had been hit, no matter fierce the fire was I knew we would hold the line. I knew the cannons would shoot directly at them once they charged

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Brooklyn Public Library. Brooklyn Public Library: Brooklyn in the Civil War - Soldiers, www.bklynlibrary.org/civilwar/cw_doc_soldiers.html.

“United States Colored Troops.” American Battlefield Trust, 22 Mar. 2018, www.battlefields.org/learn/collections/united-states-colored-troops.

“Soldier Life.” American Battlefield Trust, 7 July 2017, www.battlefields.org/learn/collections/soldier-life.

Photos:

“African Americans in Civil War History.” American Battlefield Trust, 31 Jan. 2018,

“United States Colored Troops.” American Battlefield Trust, 22 Mar. 2018“
Meet Sgt. William Carney: The First African-American Medal of Honor Re.” 131st Bomb Wing, 8 Feb. 2017, www.131bw.ang.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1076423/meet-sgt-william-carney-the-first-african-american-medal-of-honor-recipient/vm/r/.

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Before I grabbed the flag I was shot In the arm, chest, and leg

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While my regiment and i were storming Fort Wagner, Colonel Shaw had just been shot while he was holding the american flag. But after i had already been shot I dove in last second and grabbed the flag and I said "Boys the old flag never touched the ground."

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Me