<P> The 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War . The unit was the first African - American regiment organized in the northern states during the Civil War . Authorized by the Emancipation Proclamation , the regiment consisted of African - American enlisted men commanded by white officers . </P>
<P> The 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War . The unit was the first African - American regiment organized in the northern states during the Civil War . Authorized by the Emancipation Proclamation , the regiment consisted of African - American enlisted men commanded by white officers . </P>
what was the first african american regiment in the civil war
what was the first african american regiment in the civil war
The 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
The 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry