They say the older you get, you either become someone who smokes meat or someone who gets into the Civil War. Well, I feel like I'm more of a WWII guy, but I've been known to dabble in America's ...

54th Massachusetts Regiment While the NAACP has been hosting the celebration at Durant Park since 2021, this year’s event had a new element: recognizing and remembering the 54th Massachusetts Regiment ...

When the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment formed in 1863, 82 recruits from Berkshire County joined the nation's first all-Black battalion. Two new murals in Pittsfield will honor their resilience, ...

This truism has seen no small number of biographical and historical movies released to tremendous intrigue and fanfare from the public. However, the truth has also revealed itself to be, oftentimes, ...

Regiment re-enactors bow their heads in a prayer of remembrance for the 54th Massachusetts on Folly Beach, S.C., July 15, 2011. (Harriet McLeod/Reuters) ...

Despite the danger around him, Sgt. William H. Carney of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment survived, holding the flag aloft for an entire half hour on the fort’s parapet.

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 ...

Exploring the oldest buildings in Boston and remembering the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment We take a stroll with the author of “Boston’s Oldest Buildings and Where to Find ...

The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment proved their bravery and courage against the Confederates during the Second Battle of Fort Wagner.

The most famous unit to serve in the Civil War in Jacksonville was the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.

The most famous unit to serve in the Civil War in Jacksonville was the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. It was led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. Black soldiers were promised pay equal to white ...

The family was involved in the abolitionist movement and one of its members, Alexander Hemenway, was a sergeant in the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, the first unit of Black soldiers that ...