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Sergeant William Harvey Carney after the war, wearing his Medal of Honor. (James E Reed, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University)
James E Reed, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University
Sergeant William Harvey Carney after the war, wearing his Medal of Honor. (James E Reed, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University)
James E Reed, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University