"Gallant Charge of the Fifty Fourth Colored Massachusetts Regiment," July 18, 1863
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
1863
Subject Date
18 July 1863
Creators
Collection Title
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
89.0.332.144
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Hand coloring
Lithography
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 9.875 in
Width: 14 in
Inscriptions
Text reads:
PUBLISHED BY CURRIER & IVES Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1863... / THE GALLANT CHARGE OF THE FIFTY FOURTH MASSACHUSETTS (COLORED) REGIMENT. / On the Rebel Works at Fort Wagner; Morris Island near Charleston, July 18th 1863, and the death of Colonel Robt. G. Shaw.
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The United States Colored Troops (USCT) played a critical role in the Union victory during the Civil War. The U.S. War Department created the Bureau of Colored Troops on May 22, 1863, and by war's end nearly 180,000 men served in 175 regiments of USCT, 6 percent of all men in Union uniforms. After the war, veteran soldiers became teachers, preachers, land-owning farmers, and businessmen, creating new communities of free men and women.