Many would never see Massachusetts again. As a Black regiment, the 54th faced many challenges. Higher-ranking officials were often hesitant to put Black troops in strategic or critical military ...

This paved the way for the creation of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment on March 13, 1863. Voices hollered for and against ...

Robert Gould Shaw was the white commander of the all-black 54th Massachusetts Regiment, which entered battle in mid-1863. Shaw was killed soon after at Fort Wagner and buried with his comrades by ...