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Christian Fleetwood's Medal of Honor
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This Medal of Honor was awarded to Sergeant Major Christian Fleetwood, 4th U.S. Colored Troops, for heroism on the field of battle at Chaffin’s Farm on September 29, 1864. Fleetwood seized his regiment's colors after two color bearers had been shot down, and bore them nobly through the fight. Fleetwood was 23 years old. He was one of 26 African Americans to receive the Medal of Honor for actions during the Civil War.
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