The men of the 54th charged the fort Wagner before being forced back.
not who, but what. it was the 54th Massachusetts
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry
54th Massachusetts Regiment
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No, they were part of the union. They helped to protect little round top.
The 54th Massachusetts was formed by recruiting free black men from Massachusetts.
Frederick Douglas was 100 % in favor of having Blacks serve in the Union army. In Massachusetts, Douglas was active in recruiting freed Blacks to join the 54th regiment of Massachusetts. Actually it was in New York, that he recruited 100 Blacks to join the Massachusetts regiment. This included two of his sons.
54th Regiment of Massachusetts
No. The 54th Massachusetts was not yet in existence when the Bull Run battles were fought.
In early 1863, the governor of Massachusetts called for African American soldiers to volunteer for the new 54th Regiment of Massachusetts. This Black battle unit served the Union well and was involved in two years of battle until the was was over in 1865.