Each year proved a drain as the human toll became apparent. Thus the creation of the 54th Regiment. By 1863, the Union realized it had a manpower pool of free African Americans and ex-slaves.

"The Sarah Sands was a steamer which caught fire while taking the 54th Regiment (now part of the Devon and Dorsets) to India during the Mutiny in 1857. According to the account by Rudyard Kipling ...

The students in Wunsch’s course analyzed several statues around the world that have generated controversy. Take the Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial on Boston Common. The ...