Recruiting Poster, 1863

The 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was one of the first official black units in the United States during the Civil War. The regiment was authorized in March 1863 by the Governor of Massachusetts, John A. Andrew. Commanded by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, it was commissioned after the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation. In this recruitment poster a bounty of $100.00 was offered along with the lure of a salary, food, clothing, and aid for the soldier's families

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54th African American Broadside Emancipation Negro Proclamation Recruiting Secession Volunteer

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