54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:allegiance Union
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Medal_of_Honor_(William_Harvey_Carney)
battle honors
gptkbp:branch Infantry
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Robert_Gould_Shaw_Memorial_in_Boston
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:formed 1863
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Florida
gptkb:Georgia
gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Readville,_Massachusetts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:54th_Massachusetts
gptkbp:notable_for courage under fire
bravery at Fort Wagner
first Black regiment raised in the North
helping change public perception of Black soldiers
inspiring further African-American enlistment
leadership by white officers
participation in the assault on Battery Wagner
protest for equal pay
refusing pay until equalized with white soldiers
suffering heavy casualties at Fort Wagner
volunteering for dangerous missions
one of the first African-American regiments in the Union Army
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:William_Harvey_Carney
gptkb:Frederick_Douglass's_sons
gptkb:Lewis_Henry_Douglass
gptkb:James_Henry_Gooding
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_James_Island
gptkb:Battle_of_Olustee
gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Fort_Wagner
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Robert_Gould_Shaw
gptkb:Edward_Needles_Hallowell
gptkb:Norwood_Penrose_Hallowell
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Massachusetts_National_Guard
gptkb:United_States_Colored_Troops_(USCT)
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:recruitedFrom gptkb:Massachusetts
other Northern states
gptkbp:size gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:subject numerous books and documentaries
film 'Glory'
gptkbp:symbolizes African-American military service
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_Gould_Shaw_Memorial
gptkb:Shaw_Memorial,_Boston_Common
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5