The 1861-1865 American Civil War quickly showed both sides the costs of war. Each year proved a drain as the human toll became apparent. Thus the creation of the 54th Regiment. By 1863 ...

Thursday’s wreath-laying ceremony honoring local United States Colored Troops drew attention not simply to Black History ...

The bronze sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens depicts the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the Civil War’s second African-American volunteer infantry unit. But while the memorial celebrates Black ...