Captain Luis F Emilio: 1 book
A Brave Black Regiment
The History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1863-1865
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2017
In January 1863 the Union War Department authorized the creation of "a special corps" composed of "persons of African descent"—the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Col. Robert Gould Shaw.
Hundreds of free blacks enlisted. When the 54th Massachusetts spearheaded...
