Black Soldier Bruce Anderson Receives Medal of Honor at Fort Fisher

From African American Medals of Honor Wikipedia.

While I am on the subject of Blacks receiving Medals of Honor, this one got his at Fort Fisher.  Plus, you didn't often see Blacks serving in white regiments.

BRUCE ANDERSON

Army, private 142nd New York at the Second Battle of Fort Fisher, January 15, 1865.

Voluntarily advanced with the head of the column and cut down palisades.

--Old B-Runner