Members of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was one of the first official African American regiments in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Became nationally celebrated after leading the assault on Fort Wagner, South Carolina, on July 18, 1863, where it suffered heavy casualties but proved the courage and discipline of Black soldiers.
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