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 Massachusetts 54
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 meaning of the number has no particular significance. Permission to form a militia regiment was granted by the US War Department to the Governor of a state. I suppose the "54" was the next available number.
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The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was an all-black unit, commanded by white Colonel Robert Shaw
The Massachusetts 54
The Massachusetts 54
The Massachusetts 54
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The 54th Regiment of Massachusetts was a Volunteer Infantry that showed an extended service in the American Civil War. It consisted of black soldiers.
This is the famous Massachusetts 54th Infantry Regiment, colored troops. They were led by white officers, Colonel Robert Shaw commanding
The battle of Fort Wagner of July 11, 1863.
54th Regiment of Massachusetts
They were the first to volunteer 54 times in a row.
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was significant because it was an African-American regiment. The regiment saw substantial service during the American Civil War.
Massachusetts; The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment