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	Exhibit: 54th Mass Casualty List (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was one of the most celebrated regiments of fl soldiers that fought in the Civil War.
		Col. Robert Gould Shaw, son of a white abolitionist, led the 54th and died during the assault on Fort Wagner.
		Records of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment are among the military records held by the National Archives.
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	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. The Collection. Newly Discovered Documents
		Massachusetts, an early proponent of the abolition movement, was the first state in the North to form an African American regiment.
		In November 1863, Massachusetts passed an act stating that the difference in pay would be made up by the state, but the men continued their opposition on principle, believing that the money should come from the federal government.
		He states, "All the misery and degradation suffered in our regiment by its members' families is not atoned for by the passage of the bill for equal pay." After a long and disheartening struggle, the men of the 54th were paid retroactively for their time of service in September 1864.
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	Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Infantry (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The regiment was composed primarily of free fls from throughout the north, particularly Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
		The regiment numbered 510 officers and men at the opening of the Florida Campaign, and its new commander was Edward N. Hallowell, a twenty-seven year old merchant from Medford, Massachusetts.
		The 54th, as well as the 35th United States Colored Troops, served as the rearguard for the Union Army and possibly prevented its destruction.
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	Buffalo Soldiers - 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Colored Troops
		The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was one of the most celebrated regiments of fl soldiers that fought in the Civil War.
		Robert Gould Shaw, son of a white abolitionist, led the 54th and died during the assault on Fort Wagner.
		Records of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment are among the military records held by the National Archives.
	www.buffalosoldiers.com /54thMassachusettsInf.htm (342 words)

	54th Massachusetts Regiment
		In January 1863, Secretary of War Stanton finally gave John A. Andrew, the abolitionist governor of Massachusetts, authorization to form regiments that could "include persons of African descent..." The governor had long been an advocate of raising fl regiments from the free fl population.
		Supporters of the regiments spared no expense in their effort to prove that fls were equal to the test.
		The 54th Massachusetts Regiment was the first fl regiment recruited in the North.
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	54th. Mass. Volunteer Infantry, Co. I
		The Fifty-forth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Co. "I", Inc. is an African American reenactment unit of the American Civil War (1863-1865).
		It is a non profit charitable corporation dedicated to the education of the public and preservation of the memory of the soldiers of the Civil War, particularly those African Americans serving the Union in the State of South Carolina.
		Massachusettes and the circumstances of the burial under the present site of the Charleston Country Club.
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	History Channel Classroom: The 54th Massachusetts Regiment
		"The 54th Massachusetts Regiment" presents the real story of the famous African American regiment that fought for the Union during the Civil War.
		Many of the men enlisted in the 54th Massachusetts that were captured or died in battle were treated unfairly.
		You are a member of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, write a letter to your family or friend describing how you felt at each of the following events: the farewell parade, the battle at James Island, and the Fort Wagner battle.
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	History Channel Classroom: The 54th Massachusetts Regiment
		"The 54th Massachusetts Regiment" presents the real story of the famous African American regiment that fought for the Union during the Civil War.
		Many of the men enlisted in the 54th Massachusetts that were captured or died in battle were treated unfairly.
		You are a member of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, write a letter to your family or friend describing how you felt at each of the following events: the farewell parade, the battle at James Island, and the Fort Wagner battle.
	www.history.com /classroom/guides/54threg.html (552 words)

	John R. Wyncoop, 54th Massachusetts Regiment, The "Glory" Brigade.
		Gen. Seymour now ordered the 54th Massachusetts in on the left, to replace the 8th U.S., and Barton's brigade, consisting of his regiment, (the 47th N.Y.,) the 48th N.Y., and the 115th N.Y., to advance on the right.
		The 54th Massachusetts sustained the reputation they earned at Fort Wagner, and won the commendation of all who saw their splendid behavior.
		It marched in charge of wagon train to Olustee, at which place the train was stopped and the regiment moved forward at the double-quick about 2 miles, where it was formed in line between the railroad and dirt road, under a sharp fire from the enemy.
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	Massachusetts Hall of Black Achievement at BSC : Bridgewater State College
		Hence, the men of the 54th Regiment were forced to do battle on two fronts.
		A corporal with the 54th took the case to President Lincoln in a letter, asking, “We have done a soldier’s duty, why can’t we have a soldier’s pay?” Eventually, the federal government relented and paid the men of the 54th what they were owed.
		Ultimately, the men of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment not only fought bravely for American liberty, but showed the world that if they were equal on the battlefield, they deserved equality in all aspects of life.
	www.bridgew.edu /hoba/54thRegiment.cfm (630 words)

	eogen - United States Colored Troops
		The United States Colored Troops represents the approximately 160 regiments and 10 batteries of light artillery organized in the Confederate States by the Union Army or as state militia in the North and redesignated as United States Colored Troops after the establishment of the Bureau of Colored Troops on May 22, 1863.
		The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was mustered into service on May 13, 1863, approximately eight months after muster in of the Louisiana Native Guards.
		Eleven regiments of United States Colored Troops (8 from Louisiana, 1 from Mississippi, 1 from Missouri, and 1 organized in Louisiana and Mississippi) fought in the Mobile, Alabama Campaign (Battle of Fort Blakely) from March 31 to April 9, 1865.
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	Untitled Document
		This park includes the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial monument honoring the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the most famous African American unit of the Civil War, and the subject of the movie "Glory." The memorial was designed by Augustus Saint Gaudens, sponsored by the family of Robert Gould Shaw.
		The regiment quickly proved its fighting ability in the South Carolina sea islands and led the attack on Battery Wagner, a key Confederate fortification in Charleston's defensive network.
		Lewis, the older son, served as the first sergeant major of the 54th and he was in the thick of the fighting at Fort Wagner where 1515 Union troops were mowed down by a blistering barrage from the Confederate stronghold.
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	Descriptive Pamphlet (DP) for National Archives Microfilm Publication M1898
		The regiment, which consisted of approximately 1,200 men at its inception, was officially organized at Camp Meigs, Readville, MA, on May 13, 1863 to serve 3 years.
		The regiment was on duty in Charleston and Savannah, GA, from February 27 to March 27.
		Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Colored) lost 270 men: 5 officers and 104 enlisted men killed in battle or mortally wounded; 1 officer and 160 enlisted men died from disease.
	www.slcl.org /branches/hq/sc/dps/m1898.htm (2249 words)

	A A World . Reference Room . Articles . 54th Massachusetts Regiment \| PBS
		The 54th Massachusetts Regiment became the Civil War's most famous African American regiment after their heroic attack on South Carolina's Fort Wagner in July 1863.
		The regiment was at first reduced to either performing routine non-combat duties or staying in camp.
		The story of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment was most notably depicted in the 1989 movie "Glory," starring Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, and Matthew Broderick.
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	A GALLANT RUSH FOR GLORY (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Tightly wedged together, elbow to elbow, the soldiers of the 54th began their gallant rush, determined to disprove the popular belief among whites that Negroes were an inferior race, lacking the courage and intelligence of combat-ready soldiers.
		On February 13, 1863, Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts introduced a bill proposing the "enlistment of 300,000 colored troops." Although the bill was defeated, abolitionist governor John A. Andrew of Massachusetts requested and received authorization from Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to organize a colored regiment of volunteers to serve for three years.
		Massachusetts had a small fl population, and only 100 men volunteered during the first six weeks of recruitment.
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	African-American reaction to recruitment in the US Civil War: The 54th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
		This regiment would be the first chance to prove to whites that they were equal in a very important place during a time of war: on the battlefield.
		The 54th was a Massachusetts regiment and enlistment was also largest in the Massachusetts counties that had the biggest fl populations: Berkshire, Suffolk and Bristol Counties.
		notwithstanding the advances made by the government forming regiments of colored men--it is a sad misapprehension of character aspirations and selfrespect of colored men to suppose that they would submit to the degrading limit which the government imposes in regard to the officering of said regiments.
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	Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This regiment was among the first that formed in the northern states east of the Mississippi River and only the best were recruited to this regiment.
		That this happened in Massachusetts is not so strange, Massachusetts was the first state to abolish slavery, to make all men equal to the law and also the first state to let African-American children into the public schools.
		The casualties for the regiment were: 14 dead, 18 wounded and 13 missing in action.
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	My American Heroes ~ Col. Robert G. Shaw
		As the 600 men of the 54th Massachusetts stormed Fort Wagner, they were met with heavy shelling, but they kept moving.
		Under direct heavy fire, the 54th Regiment was forced to withdraw after suffering tremendous casualties.
		The 54th was, from that day forward, truly respected and dispelled what was the prevalent negative theory of their fighting ability.
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	55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (AD)
		After training at Readville, the regiment broke camp on 21 July and proceeded to Boston and arrived at Morehead City, North Carolina and debarked from the transport CAHAWBA on 25 July.
		On 2 August the regiment embarked for Folly Island, below Charleston, South Carolina and was assigned to Wild's African Brigade, Vogdes' Division, 10th Corps, Department of the South.
		On 22 February while in Charleston the regiment was attached to Potter's Division and sent on an expedition into the interior of the state engaging the enemy on 25 February at Briggen Creek, South Carolina.
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	Congressional Medal of Honor Colored Troops, 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, African American Civil War ...
		On July 18, 1863, the regiment won undying glory by leading the bloody assault on Fort Wagner near Charleston, South Carolina.
		In the attack nearly half the regiment was killed, wounded or captured.
		Some 50 New Bedford men of color enlisted in the 54th and the 55th, the regiment formed from the surplus of recruits, and some of them are known to have escaped slavery.
	www.medalofhonor.com /54thRegiment.htm (767 words)

	RGS
		He was the Colonel of the 54th Massachusetts regiment, which was the first colored (or "fl") soldiers regiment.He wrote letters to his mother, father, and his wife Annie regular.From his letters, we see the Cival War in a new light.He was faced with many difficult decisions that, in the end, made him a hero.
		Then he continued to fight with the Second Massachusetts and was determined to stay in the military until the end of the war.
		Soon, the 54th Massachusetts regiment was just as big in size as any other regiment, if not more.
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	Mass Moments: 54th Massachusetts Regiment Marches Through Boston (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first fl regiment from the North, paraded in full dress uniform on Boston Common.
		Early in 1863, the abolitionist governor of Massachusetts, John A. Andrew, requested permission from the War Department to form a regiment of fl soldiers.
		Leading abolitionists, the governors of Vermont and Massachusetts, and the fl soldiers themselves appealed to the Attorney General, the Secretary of War, and the President.
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	The Biography of Robert Gould Shaw
		The most ardent speaker urging fl men to enlist in the 54th was Frederick Douglass, a great orator, writer and social reformer who, born a slave and having escaped to freedom, would help to emancipate thousands of slaves during his lifetime.
		Upon discovering that the 54th was not to be included in the campaign, Shaw wrote to his brigade commander, General George C. Strong, expressing his disappointment.
		He had high hopes for his regiment and wanted them to engage in battle alongside white troops so they could prove their worth as soldiers and be proud.
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	CIVIL WAR
		Approximately 160 regiments and 10 batteries of light artillery organized in the Confederate States by the Union Army or as state militia in the North and redesignated as United States Colored Troops after the establishment of the Bureau of Colored Troops on May 22, 1863.
		The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was mustered into service on May 13, 1863, approximately eight months after muster in of the Louisiana Native Guards.
		Eleven regiments of United States Colored Troops (8 from Louisiana, 1 from Mississippi, 1 from Missouri, and 1 organized in Louisiana and Mississippi) fought in the Mobile, Alabama Campaign (Battle of Fort Blakely) from March 31 to April 9, 1865.
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	Colonel Robert Gold Shaw
		On July 16, companies of the 54th provided rear-guard support to a company attacked by Confederates trying to recapture the island; they held their line and were cited for bravery.
		The 54th went on to Florida, distinguishing itself in the battle of Olustee from which several men were taken to the infamous Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia.
		The Massachusetts 54th had refused pay rather than accept the $10 a month specified by the Militia Act (passed on July 17, 1862) which deducted $3 from fl soldiers' salaries for clothing while also specifying an addition of $3 per month to white soldiers' pay for a clothing allowance.
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