In February 1863, the United States raised its first Army regiment of black Soldiers during the Civil War. Massachusetts Gov. John A. Andrew received approval from U.S. Secretary of War Edwin ...

William Carney didn’t just carry the flag at Fort Wagner—he hauled the soul of a nation on his back through a storm of lead, and never let it fall.

In March 1863, Massachusetts Gov. John A. Andrew authorized the first black volunteer regiment to fight for the Union Army during the Civil War. The Massachusetts 54th Regiment, commanded by Colonel ...

The 54th Massachusetts, the first northern black regiment in the Union Army, was sent to South Carolina to take part in operations against Confederate forces. close Report Video Issue Go to Live Event ...

Massachusetts Governor John A. Andrew was first to heed the call, forming the Massachusetts 54th Regiment and recruiting able and interested black men to serve.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Months after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed 150 years ago, the first unit of black Northern soldiers was organized as the 54th Massachusetts Regiment and went on to fight ...

The soldiers of the all-black 54th Massachusetts Regiment in the Civil War were depicted in the movie "Glory." But the free blacks and former slaves who volunteered to serve were putting their ...

Rededication ceremony held for Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial. Memorial recognizes the first all-volunteer Black regiment of the Union Army during the Civil War.

The courage of the soldiers of the 54th Massachusetts regiment was shown in the movie Glory. The movie ends with the unit attacking a Confederate stronghold outside Charleston, S.C., and suffering … ...

The legacy of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment lives on to this day. They were immortalized in poems, movies, and art. They were not the first black regiment in the Civil War but arguably ...

The 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment was the first black regiment in the country’s history, and the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was the second. Popularized by the 1989 ...