jessbug12
How did the government humiliate the 54th?
American Civil War
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MichaelPower
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If you are referring to the Mass. 54th Infantry Regiment, the all colored regiment, then the insult came various forms. Less pay than a white soldier. Delay of equipment. The assignment of hard labor instead of front line duty.