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The 54th United States Colored Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.The regiment was composed of African American enlisted men commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bureau of Colored Troops which was created by the United States War Department on May 22, 1863.
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Richard Walter Thomas, black scholar of race relations, observed that the relationship between white and black soldiers in the Civil War was an instance of what he calls "the other tradition": "… after sharing the horrors of war with their black comrades in arms, many white officers experienced deep and dramatic transformations in their ...
Authorized by the Emancipation Proclamation, the regiment consisted of African-American enlisted men commanded by white officers. [2] The 54th Massachusetts was a major force in the pioneering of African American civil war regiments, with 150 all black regiments being raised after the raising of the 54th Massachusetts. [3]
The 14th United States Colored Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.The regiment was composed of African American enlisted men commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bureau of Colored Troops which was created by the United States War Department on May 22, 1863.
'All Cut to Pieces and Gone to Hell': The Civil War, Race Relations, and the Battle of Poison Spring. August House. ISBN 978-0-87483-736-0. "The Civil War: Search for Soldiers (Abram Jones)". National Park Service. 2020; Glatthaar, Joseph T. Forged in Battle: The Civil War Alliance of Black Soldiers and White Officers.
By drawing so many white men into the army, indeed, the war multiplied the importance of the black work force." [ 47 ] : 62 Naval historian Ivan Musicant wrote that blacks may have possibly served various petty positions in the Confederate Navy , such as coal heavers or officer's stewards, although records are lacking.
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