54th Massachusetts Regiment Biographies-Choose one of the following members of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment: Robert Gould Shaw, Lewis Henry Douglass, or William Harvey Carney.

At the request of Massachusetts Gov. John Andrew, who was largely responsible for the formation of the 54th, Robert Gould Shaw was offered the regiment’s colonelcy and became its commanding officer.

The valor of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment is once again on display on the edge of the Boston Common at the corner of Beacon and Park streets.

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 ...

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.

Remembering the 54th Massachusetts on Flag Day 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) ...