CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The first African American regiment to fight in the Civil War launched an attack on Fort Wagner in the Charleston Harbor on this day in 1863. The 54th Massachusetts Infantry ...

Anyone who has ever watched the 1989 epic Glory is familiar with the heroic feats of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. And if, for some reason, you are reading this but haven’t seen the movie, ...

In the 1860s, it was viewed as groundbreaking to form an all-black regiment and send them into battle. The mere existence of such a regiment meant threats of bondage and execution for soldiers and ...

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Three months after the first all-Black Army regiment was formed during the Civil War, the two sons of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass left Washington, D.C. to join its ranks.

Fort Cavazos’ top headquarters unit, III Armored Corps, and the 1st Cavalry Division are paying homage this month to members of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, an all-Black infantry ...

A Civil War memorial honoring Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, a famed unit of Black soldiers, is back where it belongs. For months the bronze relief had been at a studio ...

C olonel Robert Gould Shaw was the 25-year-old leader of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, one of the first official African ...