Trivia 11-13-20 Who Am I & Friday the 13th Bonus

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I was born a slave on February 29, 1840 and died on December 9, 1908. I joined the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry on March 1863. Later promoted to Sergeant due to his heroism and actions during the Battle of Fort Wagner earned him the “Metal of Honor”.

Hint.. “Boys I only did my duty; the old flag never touched the ground”.

credit: @Seduzal

Bonus:
By causing considerable mirth among watching Confederate soldiers across the Rappahannock River in January 1863, a bogged-down "advance" by
Union troops was given what name?
credit: @kholland
Sgt William Carney and the Mud March
 
Here is Sgt. William H. Carney with the flag.
William H. Carney.jpg

"History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry," 1894

Bonus: Mud March
 
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