<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War" id="mwZw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>: Sergeant <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Harvey_Carney" id="mwaA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="William Harvey Carney">William Harvey Carney</a> is awarded the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" id="mwaQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> for his heroism in the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_on_the_Battery_Wagner" id="mwag" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Assault on the Battery Wagner">Assault on the Battery Wagner</a> in 1863.