A Brave Black Regiment

The History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1863-1865

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military
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Author: Captain Luis F. Emilio ISBN: 9788822812230
Publisher: Arcadia Press Publication: August 16, 2017
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Captain Luis F. Emilio
ISBN: 9788822812230
Publisher: Arcadia Press
Publication: August 16, 2017
Imprint:
Language: English

In January 1863 the Union War Department authorized the creation of "a special corps" composed of "persons of African descent"—the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Col. Robert Gould Shaw.
Hundreds of free blacks enlisted. When the 54th Massachusetts spearheaded the suicidal charge against Fort Wagner on July 18, 1863, the regiment was showered with acclaim, but that defining event was not its only illustrious moment.
After the devastating repulse at Fort Wagner left all of the unit's ranking officers dead or wounded, Captain Luis Fenellosa Emilio (1844-1918) emerged as the 54th's acting commander.
 

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In January 1863 the Union War Department authorized the creation of "a special corps" composed of "persons of African descent"—the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Col. Robert Gould Shaw.
Hundreds of free blacks enlisted. When the 54th Massachusetts spearheaded the suicidal charge against Fort Wagner on July 18, 1863, the regiment was showered with acclaim, but that defining event was not its only illustrious moment.
After the devastating repulse at Fort Wagner left all of the unit's ranking officers dead or wounded, Captain Luis Fenellosa Emilio (1844-1918) emerged as the 54th's acting commander.
 

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