This Day in Black History: May 28, 1863
This Day in Black History: May 28, 1863
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry, the most famous African-American regiment, leaves Boston for combat in the South on May 28, 1863.
The most notable African-American regiment of the Civil War, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, left Boston for combat on May 28, 1863.
Colonel Robert Shaw was selected as the head of the infantry and organized the group made of freed or escaped slaves. This came after the War Department established the Emancipation Proclamation on May 22, 1863.
On the day of its departure, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry set sail on a steamer to Port Royal, South Carolina.
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The 54th Massachusetts Infantry, the most famous African-American regiment, leaves Boston for combat in the South on May 28, 1863.
The most notable African-American regiment of the Civil War, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, left Boston for combat on May 28, 1863.
Colonel Robert Shaw was selected as the head of the infantry and organized the group made of freed or escaped slaves. This came after the War Department established the Emancipation Proclamation on May 22, 1863.
On the day of its departure, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry set sail on a steamer to Port Royal, South Carolina.
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