Hold the Flag High: The True Story of the First Black Medal of Honor Winner

Description: Describes the Civil War battle of Morris Island, South Carolina, during which Sergeant William H. Carney became the first African American to earn a Congressional Medal of Honor by preserving the flag.

Brief description:

Catherine Clinton is the author of Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom and Fanny Kemble's Civil Wars. Educated at Harvard, Sussex, and Princeton, she is a member of the advisory committee to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, and holds a chair in U.S. history at Queen's University Belfast.

Review Quotes:

"Ably captures...the courage displayed by Carney and his fellow troops." - Kirkus Reviews

"An excellent resource to humanize textbook studies of the Civil War" - School Library Journal

"[A] stirring chapter in American history." - The Horn Book

"Celebrates the courage of William Carney." - Booklist