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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 unit began recruiting in February 1863 and trained at Camp Meigs on the outskirts of Boston, Massachusetts. [4]
Robert Gould Shaw (October 10, 1837 – July 18, 1863) was an American officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.Born into an abolitionist family from the Boston upper class, he accepted command of the first all-black regiment (the 54th Massachusetts) in the Northeast.
Joshua Bowen Smith, a Massachusetts state legislator, led the effort to obtain authorization for the monument; others participating in its early planning included Governor John Albion Andrew, who had urged Shaw to take command of the 54th Regiment, Samuel Gridley Howe, and Senator Charles Sumner. [3]
Glory is a 1989 American epic historical war drama film directed by Edward Zwick about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the Union Army's earliest African American regiments in the American Civil War.
The 54th suffered 43 casualties, with 14 killed, 17 wounded, and 12 others lost to capture, but the 10th Connecticut was saved. [4] The following day the Union forces were pulled off the island. [5] This battle was the first engagement of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. [6]
The best-known regiment that fought for the Union in the battle of Fort Wagner was the 54th Massachusetts, which was one of the first African-American regiments in the war. The 54th was controversial in the North, where many people supported the abolition of slavery but still treated African Americans as lesser or inferior to whites.
Map of the charge of the 54th Massachusetts Depiction of the battle in the painting The Old Flag Never Touched the Ground. The Second Battle of Fort Wagner, also known as the Second Assault on Morris Island or the Battle of Fort Wagner, Morris Island, was fought on July 18, 1863, during the American Civil War.
Carney joined the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in March 1863 [3] and was later promoted to sergeant due to his heroism and actions during the battle of Fort Wagner. [5] [6] He took part in the July 18, 1863, assault on Fort Wagner in Charleston, South Carolina. [7] His actions there ultimately earned him the Medal of Honor.