54th Mass

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/54th_Mass
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:allegiance Union
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Medal_of_Honor_(awarded_to_William_Harvey_Carney)
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Robert_Gould_Shaw
gptkb:Edward_Hallowell
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateOrganized March 13, 1863
gptkbp:disbanded August 1865
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:54th_Massachusetts_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Massachusetts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 54th Mass
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_James_Island
gptkb:Battle_of_Olustee
gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Fort_Wagner
gptkbp:notableFor one of the first African-American regiments in the Union Army
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:James_Monroe_Trotter
gptkb:William_Harvey_Carney
gptkb:Lewis_Douglass
gptkbp:organizedAt gptkb:Camp_Meigs,_Readville,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:portrayedBy film 'Glory'
gptkbp:size gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:54th_Massachusetts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7