Glory

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…the 54th regiment were given the respect that they rightly deserved. They gave their lives to prove that they were just as worthy as white soldiers. After the assault on Fort Wagner, a reconstituted 54th Massachusetts, still consisting of black volunteers led by white officers, fought for the rest of the war. The soldiers of the 54th Massachusetts were among the Union troops that marched into Charleston, South Carolina, when it surrendered in February of 1865.