William Harvey Carney actions amid some of the most intense combat of the Civil War would earn him the respect of his fellow ...

Sgt. William Carney, whose Civil War heroism was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the movie "Glory," will get his own comic ...

From 1861-1865, a ferocious Civil War was fought. The 54th Massachusetts Infantry, a Black unit, was organized in early 1863 after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. Despite deadly gunfire ...

Hill was wounded during the assault on Ft. Wagner, South Carolina. Cross with a disk at center (pin on reverse). Front: "E. A.HILL. 54.Ms.Vol/ Co. A" incised around top of disk above Fort Sumter ...

A National Park Service webpage about the Underground Railroad has been restored to its original state months after it was ...

The site also removed references to the Fugitive Slave Act and a mural of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first Black regiments to serve in the Civil War. “Changes to the ...

along with historical cards of enslaved peoples fighting to reach freedom and a mural of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, the first Black regiment made up of those raised in the North.