54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment

Regiment · United States · March 13, 1863 – August 20, 1865

One of the first Black regiments raised in the North; it led the assault on Fort Wagner, where Colonel Robert Gould Shaw was killed.

March 30, 1863 – May 27, 1863 Trains at Camp Meigs, Readville · map
May 28, 1863 Parades through Boston and sails south · map
May 29, 1863 At sea, off Cape Cod (route and date approximate) · map
June 1, 1863 At sea, off Cape Hatteras (route and date approximate) · map
June 3, 1863 Lands at Hilton Head and Beaufort · map
June 11, 1863 Burning of Darien, Georgia · map
July 16, 1863 Skirmish on James Island · map
July 18, 1863 Leads the assault on Fort Wagner; Shaw killed (Second Battle of Fort Wagner) · map
July 19, 1863 – February 6, 1864 Siege of Charleston from Morris Island · map
February 20, 1864 Battle of Olustee (Battle of Olustee) · map
March 1, 1864 – April 16, 1864 Jacksonville · map
April 18, 1864 – November 25, 1864 Morris Island · map
November 30, 1864 Battle of Honey Hill · map
April 18, 1865 Battle of Boykin's Mill · map
May 1, 1865 – August 20, 1865 Charleston (approximate) · map