Anyone who has ever watched the 1989 epic Glory is familiar with the heroic feats of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. And if, for some reason, you are reading this but haven’t seen the movie, ...
Boston’s City Archeologist Joe Bagley is the author of "Boston’s Oldest Buildings and Where to Find Them." His work in documenting these buildings was featured in a video by Boston’s Preservation ...
Fort Cavazos’ top headquarters unit, III Armored Corps, and the 1st Cavalry Division are paying homage this month to members of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, an all-Black infantry ...
Black soldiers were promised pay equal to white soldiers, but it didn’t happen right away. After more famous battles in South Carolina, in 1863, they came to fight in Florida in 1864. “But while in ...
PITTSFIELD — A force of Union Army soldiers charge into the breach with bayonets fixed — expressions of courage, tenacity and determination reside on their faces. Viewers do not see the combatants on ...
Civil War reenactor Larry Harris, of Philadelphia, right, marches past the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial, left, that commemorates the famed Civil War unit made up of ...
KAREN: AN 18 MONTH RESTORATION OF THE ROBERT GOULD SHAW AND THE 54TH REGIMENT MEMOALRI IS COMPLETE AND EARLIER THIS MONTH-- A CEREMO TNYO RE-DEDICATE THE BRONZEAS B RELIEF WAS HELD ON BEACON STREET.
Edward Zwick’s Glory is a stirring and powerful film that brings to life one of American history’s most significant yet often-overlooked chapters: the formation and heroism of the 54th Massachusetts ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. A 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment ladder badge worn by an unknown veteran who served in Company A. The ...
Fort Sumter National Monument invites the public to a free program at the Fort Moultrie Visitor Center at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 18, to commemorate the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and the ...
BOSTON (AP) - A memorial depicting the famed 54th Massachusetts Civil War regiment has been defaced. Investigators said a woman pulled up in a car Tuesday afternoon and splashed the statue with yellow ...