Keywords: Sgt Major Christian Fleetwood - American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient.jpg Sgt Major Christain Fleetwood Medal of Honor recipient in the American Civil War for having Saved the regimental colors after eleven of the twelve color guards had been shot down around it Sgt Major was the top rank allowed to a coloured soldier at that time http //americancivilwar com/colored/christian_fleetwood html http //americancivilwar com/colored/christian_fleetwood html circa 1863 1866 or 1880s when he was in the DC Guard author PD-old DEFAULTSORT Fleetwood Christian Abraham 1840 births 1914 deaths Calf clothing Christians from the United States Fur hats Kepis of the United States Men with hats Males with swords Men looking at viewer Men of the United States Moustaches Musicians from the United States People from Baltimore Maryland People with medals People wearing uniforms Protestants United States Army Medal of Honor recipients Sepia photographs of men Soldiers of the Union Army United States Army soldiers Standing men Fur fashion in 1864 |