Civil War - Union - MA 54th Infantry Regiment Records
Records: 46,613 · Complete: 100%
The records include letters and endorsements sent and received; orders issued and received; descriptive lists; quarterly, monthly, and annual returns; muster rolls; and miscellaneous papers. Men in the 54th were predominantly black, though most officers were white. The regiment was formed early in 1863, trained near Boston, and ultimately saw action in South Carolina later that year. Pair these records with compiled service records for the 54th (available on Fold3) for a rich history of the men who served.
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"Records of the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Colored), 1863-1865" database with images Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com//title/802/civil-war-union-ma-54th-infantry-regiment-records: accessed March 5, 2021)
- Publication Title
- Civil War - Union - MA 54th Infantry Regiment Records
- Total Records
- 46,613 · Complete: 100%
- Content Source
The National Archives
- Publication Number
- M1659
- Record Group
- 94
- Published on Fold3
- 03 Jul 2012
- Last Updated
- 10 Aug 2012
- Description
- NARA M1659. These are records of one of the first black Union regiments formed in the Civil War.