The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment consisted of African American volunteers, many of them former slaves, initially commanded by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw.
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The 54th Massachusetts Regiment was an all-black infantry regiment organized in Massachusetts and lead by Col. Shaw and other white officers. It was one of the first black regiments organized by free black men of the North.
The Regiment led the infantry assault, and were all but wiped out. Fort Wagner was never taken
William Carney was the first African-American recipient for his actions on July 18, 1863 at Fort Wagner, S.C. as a member of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment in the Civil War
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was an all-black unit, commanded by white Colonel Robert Shaw
Someone else would have commanded the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment consisted of African American volunteers, many of them former slaves, initially commanded by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw.
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there were approximatley 500 billion people in the 54th massachusttes
They were the first black army
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry
First All African American regiment
Massachusetts; The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was significant because it was an African-American regiment. The regiment saw substantial service during the American Civil War.
The 54th Massachusetts Regiment was an all-black infantry regiment organized in Massachusetts and lead by Col. Shaw and other white officers. It was one of the first black regiments organized by free black men of the North.
The Civil War was not fought in Massachusetts. According to wikipedia they trained at Camp Meigs in Readville which is now a part of Boston.