54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment © Essex Garner (Visual Artist) The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was one of the first official black units in the U.S. armed forces. Led by the white officer Colone

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Date: 2014-04-06 17:02:37 Union Army 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Robert Gould Shaw Second Battle of Fort Wagner William Harvey Carney One Gallant Rush Frederick Douglass James Henry Gooding Military history of African Americans in the American Civil War African Americans in the Civil War American Civil War Military history of the United States		54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment © Essex Garner (Visual Artist) The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was one of the first official black units in the U.S. armed forces. Led by the white officer Colone Add to Reading List Source URL: essexgarner.com Download Document from Source Website File Size: 687,90 KB Share Document on Facebook

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