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In January 1863 the Union War Department authorized the creation of "a special corps" composed of "persons of African descent"—the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Col. Robert Gould Shaw. Hundreds of free blacks enlisted. When the 54th Massachusetts spearheaded the suicidal charge against Fort Wagner on July 18, 1863, the regiment was showered with acclaim, but that defining event was not its only illustrious moment. After the devastating repulse at Fort Wagner left all of the unit's ranking officers dead or wounded, Captain Luis F. Emilio (1844?1918) emerged as the 54th's acting commander. A Brave Black Regiment offers an unparalleled, moving, inside view of the entire history of the 54th Massachusetts, from recruitment through disbandment. With a new introduction, rare, previously unpublished photos of Emilio and members of the 54th, the complete regimental roster, and his lengthy appendix concerning Confederate treatment of black prisoners-of-war, this Da Capo Press/Persues Books Group edition is certain to remain definitive for a long time to come.
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Jeff Goodwin
reviewed A Brave Black Regiment: The History of the 54th Massachusetts, 1863-1865 on November 15, 2020
A Brave Black Regiment: The History of the 54th Massachusetts, 1863-1865
History Was Successfully Earned
This quote, from the book, best sums up this story: ... "the private soldier: ' 'He does not expect to see his own name on the title-page of history, and is content with a proper recognition of the old command in which he fought; but he is jealous of the record of his regiment, and demands credit for every shot it faced and every grave it filled.'"
Considering that Captain Emilio (who served with the regiment) set out to document the actions and activities of the regiment during their time of service, the story lacks any real sense of individual personalities except maybe the two primary Colonels who commanded the regiment at the start and end. But as the quote states, it was the regiment's story and not that of any one individual.
Worth the effort to work through the various command assignments and troop movements.
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