James Henry Gooding wrote to Lincoln to demand equal pay for Black Civil War soldiers. Here's his story, including a wedding ...

In the 1860s, it was viewed as groundbreaking to form an all-black regiment and send them into battle. The mere existence of such a regiment meant threats of bondage and execution for soldiers and ...

Among the courageous blacks from Pennsylvania — some from Montgomery County — who joined the Massachusetts 54th Volunteer infantry during the Civil War (1861-1865) starting in Spring 1863 and ...

I’ll be honest: I never learned much about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry in school. I knew key word basics — New Bedford, Frederick Douglass, Civil War, first group of African-American soldiers. I ...

Eli Biddle lied about his age. He was 16 in 1863, not 17, as he told the recruiters he met on the street. Mr. Biddle had been booted out of class for refusing to sing “My Country ’Tis of Thee.” While ...

A Civil War memorial honoring Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, a famed unit of Black soldiers, is back where it belongs. For months the bronze relief had been at a studio ...

Re-enactors pray on the beach on Morris Island in Charleston, S.C., on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, in a ceremony honoring the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Wednesday was the 149th anniversary ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new comic book will feature the story of Sgt. William Carney, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Civil ...

FORT BENNING, GA - Soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 54th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade received training on identifying heat-related ailments at Fort Benning, Ga., July 6.

KAZAKIEWICH LIVE IN BOSTON WITH REINSTALLATION. >> ANTOINETTE, THE RESTORATION STARTED BACK IN 2019. TAKE A LOOK AT THE END RESULT, SHINING MEMORIAL. MUCH OF THE WORK IS NOT NOTICEABLE BECAUSE IT IS ...

A memorial dedicated to the first African-American regiment in the Northern army during the Civil War is undergoing a major renovation, and construction officially began at the site Wednesday. Sitting ...