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Why is the 54th Massachusetts regiment the only black regiment remembered when talking about the Civil War? Like the book said there were other black regiments before the 54th. There were black regiments making assaults against Port Hudson just as heroic in Louisiana around the same time. Why have we chosen to remember the 54th incorrectly? The 54th was made up entirely of free blacks that had never been slaves. The War department did not trust ex slaves as soldiers because of an irrational fear that slaves would not fight against there owners and could be convinced by them to quit the army. The 54th was made of smart men that had a literacy rate higher than most confederate regiments. Why has this part of the 54th memory been forgotten? Logan T | Why is the 54th Massachusetts regiment the only black regiment remembered when talking about the Civil War? Like the book said there were other black regiments before the 54th. There were black regiments making assaults against Port Hudson just as heroic in Louisiana around the same time. Why have we chosen to remember the 54th incorrectly? The 54th was made up entirely of free blacks that had never been slaves. The War department did not trust ex slaves as soldiers because of an irrational fear that slaves would not fight against there owners and could be convinced by them to quit the army. The 54th was made of smart men that had a literacy rate higher than most confederate regiments. Why has this part of the 54th memory been forgotten? Logan T | ||
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| + | Is Shackel's description of the John Brown Fort as a civil war memorial correct? It was certainly an abolitionist monument and occured around the same time but the even was two years too early for it to have occured during the civil war and, aside from being a rallying point for northern troops, wasn't a important place during the war. AJ L. | ||
