THE 54TH MASSACHUSETTS
VICK
Discriminating African Americans
the black were not allowed to have shoes or socks they were for whites
The blacks were to be paid 13 dollars but were only paid 10who were the 54th
they were the first blacks to be in the army and actually fight instead of siting back and not doing anything Lincoln need them because there were so many free slaves at once and no were to put them so they put them in battle
training the Massachusetts 54th
they had to learn to count and how to work together and march because unlike others black did not know how to do any of these things they were trained by a Irish man how pushed them all beyond there breaking point.
there first assignment in south Carolina
they were told they were to go get supply but they actually ended up burning down a entire village and stole all of the valuables they had for no reason except they were told to
no fighting just manual labor for the Massachusetts 54th
they where back to doing manual labor they cut down trees and carried them away to be used for fire wood homes and other things
the first battle on James island
they were able to take them down with out the loss of a lot of men and after they celebrated all of there training payed off
Massachusetts 54th volunteers for the attack on fort Wagner
it was highly likely that the first second third maybe even fourth were going to die they were just to wear down the enemy and to give there men a advantage in this battle
the attack on fort Wagner
the Massachusetts 54th did there best and held there ground but the truth was they were out matched the enemy had lots more men and more weaponry such as cannons they were no match but they got a lot farther then anyone ever thought they would have
the out come
they did mange to enter there base but they all died do to the fact they were out number but they did win that war with there sacrifice
the impact the Massachusetts 54th
there bravery gave others the strength to join the army to be as brave and heroic as the Massachusetts 54th was