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Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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. In July 1863, a significantbattle in the Civil War was fought. Sergeant William H. Carney, an officer of the newly formed Massachusetts Fifty-fourth Regiment - comprised entirely of African Americans - led his soldiers over the ramparts of Fort Wagner,...
Author
Publisher
Pelican Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Realizing that his future lies in owning land, not just being free, a young man raised as a slave becomes a buffalo soldier--a member of an all-black cavalry regiment formed to protect white settlers from Indians, bandits, and outlaws, and that later fought in the Spanish American War. Includes historical note.
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