The 54th Massachusetts Infantry 150th Anniversary

The film "Glory" brought well deserved recognition to the 54th Massachusetts Infantry.  See Memorial photo below.

See the History Channel for additional information on this renown regimen memorialized in the movie "Glory" staring Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Matthew Broderick and others.

From Amherst Resident  Robert 'Bob' Romer:  

Gettysburg and Vicksburg were not the only significant battles that were fought during the month of July, 1863.  Exactly 150 years ago this Thursday, on July 18, 1863, Union forces, headed by the Massachusetts 54^th Infantry, attacked Fort Wagner in Charleston harbor.  Though a Union defeat, that battle, in its own way, has had a lasting effect on American history.  And four of the soldiers who fought that night lived all or part of their lives in Amherst.  One of those Amherst soldiers, Sanford Jackson, was mortally wounded that night and is now buried in a military cemetery in Beaufort, SC.

See Fort Wagner and the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry at Civil War Trust website for more on the 54th Massachusetts.

William Carney - 54th Massachusetts. Medal of Honor Winner

The Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial