As the soldiers of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment stormed toward Fort Wagner, South Carolina, the soldier carrying the American flag fell. It was July 18, 1863, at the heart of the ...

PITTSFIELD — As Jerome Edgerton Jr. led the NAACP’s Juneteenth Freedom Walk from City Hall to Durant Park on Sunday, the mood was more than just celebratory. "It felt like marching into battle,” said ...

PITTSFIELD — A force of Union Army soldiers charge into the breach with bayonets fixed — expressions of courage, tenacity and determination reside on their faces. Viewers do not see the combatants on ...

The 1863 Battle of Fort Wagner was a fairly inconsequential battle of the Civil War in terms of overall tactics and strategy. The Union Army needed to capture the rebel-held fort as part of its ...

Though it has the movie Glory and an exquisite memorial on Boston Common, the Massachusetts 54th Regiment does not have Civil War history on its side. Glory, the 1989 movie starring Denzel Washington, ...

"The exhibition was organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Exhibition dates: National Gallery of Art, Washington, September 15, 2013-January 20, 2014; Massachusetts Historical Society, ...

SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. (AP) – Civil War re-enactors gathered on a wind-swept beach and marked the 150th anniversary Thursday of the famed attack by the black 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry _ a ...

CHARLESTON - Re-enactors are helping to commemorate the anniversary of the Civil War attack on Battery Wagner by black Union soldiers that was portrayed in the movie "Glory." The 149th anniversary of ...

Members of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, ROC Veterans Association, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment and others joined Boston’s Veterans Day Parade Saturday. The parade ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. A 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment ladder badge worn by an unknown veteran who served in Company A. The ...