Boys the Old Flag Never Touched the Ground
"Boys the Old Flag Never Touched The Ground" is a patriotic song that was sung at events about the Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. William H. Carney of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. It celebrates his actions during the Battle of Fort Wagner during the American Civil War. After Carney's death in 1908, Henry Mather and George E. Lothrop put his song to music and published it. The chorus celebrates Carney's actions: The account of Sgt.Carney's action as it appears on his Medal of Honor citation May 23, 1900:
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Boys the Old Flag Never Touched the Ground
"Boys the Old Flag Never Touched The Ground" is a patriotic song that was sung at events about the Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. William H. Carney of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. It celebrates his actions during the Battle of Fort Wagner during the American Civil War. After Carney's death in 1908, Henry Mather and George E. Lothrop put his song to music and published it. The chorus celebrates Carney's actions: The account of Sgt.Carney's action as it appears on his Medal of Honor citation May 23, 1900:
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"Boys the Old Flag Never Touch ...... lag never touched the ground."
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Cover, sheet music, 1909, with photo of W.H. Carney
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George E. Lothrop
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Boys the Old Flag Never Touched The Ground
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"Boys the Old Flag Never Touch ...... f Honor citation May 23, 1900:
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Boys the Old Flag Never Touched the Ground
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