54th Massachusetts Regiment 2022
Title
54th Massachusetts Regiment 2022
Creator
Bentley, Luke
Subject
African Americans in the American Civil War
Contributor
Luke Bentley
Collection Items
54th Massachusetts Regiment - All African American regiment, part of the Union Army.
In the American Civil War, almost 180,000 African Americans enlisted to fight for the Union Army. One of the most notorious African American regiments was the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. These soldiers where treated poorly and many of the died from…