#OTD July 18, 1863 - Glory The 54th Massachusetts Attacks Fort Wagner youtu.be/qzC1aAAeg7U?... #54thMass #FortWagner #Glory
#OTD 162 years ago, July 18, 1863, Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and other members of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment made the supreme sacrifice in the Civil War fighting the evil of slavery. #54thMass #FortWagner #Glory
READ THE POWERFUL WORDS OF CHARLES REASON #54thMass #FortWagner #Glory
Sergeant William H. Carney - Original press coverage in the August 3, 1863 issue of the New-York Daily Tribune. www.army.mil/article/1818... #54thMass #Glory #MedalofHonor #BlackHistory
As we mark today's 162nd anniversary of the assault on Confederate Fort Wagner by the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, here is original press coverage of the event from the August 3, 1863 issue of the New-York Daily Tribune - part of my rare newspaper collection. #54thMass #Glory
The Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial on Boston Common. #Boston #BostonHistory #BlackHistory #54thMass #Glory
The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment marches through the streets of Boston on May 28, 1863. Scene from the 1989 movie Glory. youtu.be/22AVWP9e6tM?... #Boston #54thMass #Glory
The Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial on Boston Common. #Boston #BostonHistory #54thMass #Glory
Sergeant William H. Carney - Original press coverage in the August 3, 1863 issue of the New-York Daily Tribune. www.army.mil/article/1818... #54thMass #Glory #MedalofHonor #BlackHistory
The Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial on Boston Common. #Boston #BostonHistory #54thMass #Glory
READ THE POWERFUL WORDS OF CHARLES REASON #54thMass #FortWagner #Glory
The Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial on Boston Common. #Boston #BostonHistory #54thMass #Glory
The Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial on Boston Common. #Boston #BostonHistory #54thMass #Glory
I'm proud of this story I wrote for The Concord Bridge.@concordbridgema.bsky.social
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The Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial on Boston Common. #Boston #BostonHistory #54thMass #Glory