54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/54th_Massachusetts_Volunteer_Infantry
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1863–1865
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Union
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Medal_of_Honor_(awarded_to_William_Harvey_Carney)
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:casualtiesAtFortWagner over 270
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Robert_Gould_Shaw
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded August 1865
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Readville,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:legacy helped pave the way for broader African-American enlistment in the Union Army
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Liberty_and_Union
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:54th_Massachusetts
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_James_Island
gptkb:Battle_of_Olustee
gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Fort_Wagner
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:assault_on_Fort_Wagner,_July_18,_1863
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_Henry_Douglass
gptkb:Charles_E._Douglass
gptkb:Edward_L._Stevens
gptkbp:organizedAt gptkb:Camp_Meigs,_Readville,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Massachusetts_Army_National_Guard
gptkbp:portrayedBy film 'Glory'
gptkbp:size gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:state gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:type gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_Remond_Douglass
gptkb:Lewis_Henry_Douglass
gptkb:William_H._Carney
gptkb:One_Gallant_Rush
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor_(awarded_to_William_Harvey_Carney)
gptkb:William_Carney
gptkb:Shaw_Memorial
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry