54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company B, Washington, DC, is a 501 (c) (3), non-profit organization of volunteers dedicated to preserving the history of the 54th Massachusetts and the Black Soldier in the Civil War
54th Regiment History – 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment Union Massachusetts Volunteers 54th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Colored) Organized at Readville and mustered in May 13, 1863 Left Boston on Steamer “De Molay” for Hilton Head, S C , May 28, arriving there June 3
Our Organization – 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment About Us We are an organization of volunteers, comprised of both professional and amateur historians, dedicated to preserving the history of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment and Black Soldiers in the Civil War
The Filming of “Glory” – 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment In 1989, many of our members portraying soldiers and serving as technical assistants participated in the filming of the Academy Award winning film “Glory” which tells the story of the 54th Massachusetts and it’s Colonel, Robert Gould Shaw Although almost 200,000 black Americans served in the Union Army during the Civil War, their bravery and sacrifice in the cause of freedom have been
A Brave Black Regiment – 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment After the devastating repulse at Fort Wagner left all of the unit’s ranking officers dead or wounded, Captain Luis F Emilio (1844–1918) emerged as the 54th’s acting commander A Brave Black Regiment offers an unparalleled, moving, inside view of the entire history of the 54th Massachusetts, from recruitment through disbandment
Company B Soldiers Letters – 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment Company B, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry March 9, 1864 Captain Robert Ralsten Newell served in Company B He was born 22 December 1843, in Cambridge, Massachusetts When he joined the army he was single and a student at Harvard He was commissioned from civilian life as a 2nd Lieutenant on 12 December 1863, and joined the 54th on 5
“Battle of the Crater” Stamp Dedication – 54th Massachusetts Volunteer . . . One of the most important events of the Civil War — the siege at Petersburg, VA — was memorialized on a Forever stamp at the site where the battle took place and the 54th Massachusetts Voluntary Infantry Regiment was on hand for the ceremony