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Voices of the Civil War Episode 13: "54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment"

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Just one month after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry unit was formed on February 9th, 1863. This brave regiment fought in many battles under the threat of re-enslavement, no pay, and immense scrutiny. The regiments' most famous Battle at Fort Wagner was later memorialized in the 1989 film, Glory. ...more
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Voices of the Civil War Episode 13: "54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment"
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2013May 30
Just one month after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry unit was formed on February 9th, 1863. This brave regiment fought in many battles under the threat of re-enslavement, no pay, and immense scrutiny. The regiments' most famous Battle at Fort Wagner was later memorialized in the 1989 film, Glory.

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