The 54th Massachusetts regiment, under the leadership of Colonel Shaw in the attack on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, South Carolina, in 1863

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Department of History
The University of Sheffield
Jessop West
1 Upper Hanover Street
Sheffield
S3 7RA UK

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