54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was one of the first official African American units in the Union Army during the American Civil War, renowned for its bravery in the assault on Fort Wagner.

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instanceOf African American military unit ⓘ
Union Army regiment ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
associatedWith Frederick Douglass ⓘ
authorizedBy Governor John Albion Andrew ⓘ
burialOfCommander Robert Gould Shaw buried with his men at Fort Wagner ⓘ
casualtiesAtFortWagner heavy ⓘ
category Union Army African American units ⓘ
commander Edward Needles Hallowell ⓘ
Robert Gould Shaw ⓘ
commanderKilledAtFortWagner Robert Gould Shaw ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
disbandedOn 1865 ⓘ
engagement Battle of Grimball's Landing ⓘ
Battle of Honey Hill ⓘ
Battle of Olustee ⓘ
Second Battle of Fort Wagner ⓘ
operations against Charleston ⓘ
famousFor African American soldiers' bravery ⓘ
assault on Fort Wagner ⓘ
formedOn 1863 ⓘ
garrisonDuty Florida ⓘ
James Island, South Carolina ⓘ
linked to: James Island

Morris Island, South Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Morris Island
inspired further recruitment of African American soldiers ⓘ
legacy helped shift Northern public opinion on Black soldiers ⓘ
memorializedBy Robert Gould Shaw and 54th Regiment Memorial ⓘ
memorialLocation Boston Common ⓘ
notableCommander Robert Gould Shaw ⓘ
notableMember Lewis Douglass ⓘ
officerComposition white officers ⓘ
organizedIn Massachusetts ⓘ
partOf United States Colored Troops ⓘ
payControversy initially paid less than white regiments ⓘ
portrayedAs pioneering African American combat unit ⓘ
portrayedIn film "Glory" ⓘ
protested unequal pay ⓘ
raceComposition predominantly African American enlisted men ⓘ
recruitedFrom Massachusetts ⓘ
Northern states ⓘ
free African Americans ⓘ
roleInHistory demonstrated combat effectiveness of African American troops ⓘ
serviceBranch Union Army infantry ⓘ
size approximately 1,000 men at full strength ⓘ
symbolOf African American military service ⓘ
Union cause against slavery ⓘ

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Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry Regiment → nickname → 54th Massachusetts ⓘ
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American Civil War military operations near Charleston → notableUnit → 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment ⓘ
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Massachusetts 55th Volunteer Infantry Regiment → formedAfter → 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment ⓘ
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One Gallant Rush → mainSubject → 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment ⓘ
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1st South Carolina Volunteers (Union) → relatedTo → 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment ⓘ
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Glory (1989 film) → narrativeFocus → 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment ⓘ
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