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	<title>Written in Glory &#187; negro soldiers</title>
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		<title>December 25, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 08:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
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NYTimes archive links:
 [1863-12-25] Official Commendation of Negro Soldiers.; HEADQUARTERS, SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS
 [1863-12-25] NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.; SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE N.Y. TIMES. THE ORGANIZATION OF NEGRO TROOPS.

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		<title>December 16-18, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Emilio describes the shooting of a deserter ( [BBR] p.143):

Late in the afternoon of December 17 the Fifty-fourth with all the troops was formed to see a deserter shot. The unfortunate man was Joseph Lane, a drafted soldier of the Third New Hampshire. On November 28 he started from Morris Island toward James. At last, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>December 5-7, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 08:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
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NYTimes archive links:
 [1863-12-05] DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH.; Charleston not Taken Where the Blame Belongs Treatment of the Colored Troops.
 [1863-12-05] REPORTS VIA BOSTON.
 [1863-12-05] NEWS FROM CHARLESTON HARBOR.; Cessation of the Fire Against Sumter. The Bombardment of the Other Forts Commenced. MORE SHELLS THROWN INTO THE CITY.
 [1863-12-06] The Anti-Slavery Convention in Philadelphia.; SPEECHES [...]]]></description>
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		<title>October 18, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
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NYTimes archive links:
 [1863-10-18] CHARLESTON AND PORT ROYAL.
 [1863-10-18] The Negro Soldier Question.

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		<title>August 17-22, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emilio describes the next stage of the siege ( [BBR] pp.111-113):
Shortly after daybreak, August 17, the first bombardment of Sumter began from the land batteries, the navy soon joining in action. The fire of certain guns was directed against Wagner and Gregg. Sumter was pierced time, and again until the walls looked like a honeycomb. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>August 16, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Gooding&#8217;s 24th letter to the Mercury:
Mercury, August 29, 1863 [OAF]
Morris Island, Aug. 16, 1863
Messrs. Editors:
â€”As stringent orders have been recently issued relative to giving information in regard to military matters here, which is a very proper course and necessary, the amount of news is rather meagre, so I will violate no &#8220;General Orders&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>July 30-31, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In response to Confederate threats concerning black prisoners of war and their white officers, on July 30, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issue the following executive order:
Executive Order &#8211; Retaliation
It is the duty of every government to give protection to its citizens, of whatever class, color, or condition, and especially to those who are duly organized as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>June 16, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NYTimes archive links:
 [1863-06-16] Emancipation in Missouri.
 [1863-06-16] NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.; &#8230;COMMISSIONS IN NEGRO REGIMENTS &#8230;
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		<title>June 15, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A letter from Shaw to his sister.  Worthy of note: Lee&#8217;s second invasion of the North began today as Ewell&#8217;s Second Corps began crossing the Potomac river into Maryland.
St. Simon&#8217;s Island [BCF]
June 15,1863
My Dear Effie,
I received yours of 31 May, day before yesterday. Before you receive this, you will know, from my letters to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>June 12, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
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 [1863-06-12] GEN. FREMONT AND THE COLORED TROOPS.; Proposed Formation of a Fremont Legion &#8230;
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		<title>June 11, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NYTimes archive links:
 [1863-06-11] Negro Soldiers The Question Settled and its Consequences.
 [1863-06-11] AN OFFICIAL REPORT FROM GEN. BANKS.; Operations to May 30 The Valor of the Negro Troops Indorsed.
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		<title>June 10, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emilio describes the burning of Darien ([BBR]):
After a rather rough voyage of some eighty miles during the night, the &#8221; De Molay &#8221; dropped anchor at 6 A. M. [on the 9th] in the sound off the southern point of St. Simon&#8217;s Island.Â  Colonel Shaw landed and rode across the island to report to Colonel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>June 7, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NYTimes archive links:
 [1863-06-07] RUMORS AND NEGROES.
 [1863-06-07] Adjt.-Gen. Thomas&#8217; Advice to the Negroes.; HIS SPEECH TO THE CONTRABANDS AT MEMPHIS.
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		<title>May 26-27, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 08:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NYTimes archive links:
 [1863-05-26] The Emancipation League of Boston.
 [1863-05-27] NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.; OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES. THE COMING DRAFT. REGULATIONS FOR NEGRO ENLISTMENTS. OFFICERS FOR NEGRO REGIMENTS&#8230;
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		<title>May 20, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 08:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NYTimes archive links:
 [1863-05-20] NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.; Progress of Recruiting for the Negro Regiments. Meeting in Aid of the Movement&#8230;.. COLORED SOLDIERS. MEETING OF COLORED PEOPLE.
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		<title>May 17, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 08:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A letter from Shaw to his mother:
Readville [BCF]
May 17 1863
Dear Mother,
We were very sorry not to find you in the train last night, and to hear that you were ill. Â Nellie arrived safely and is at present domiciled with Effie &#38; us at Mrs. Crehore&#8217;s.
Tomorrow, if it is not stormy, there are to be four-banners [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April 26-28, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fifty-nine men joined the regiment on these three days.
NYTimes archive links:
 [1863-04-26] The Negro Regiments on the Mississippi.
 [1863-04-26] THE FIGHT IN CHARLESTON HARBOR.; A DETAILED ACCOUNT.
 [1863-04-26] NEWS FROM WASHINGTON; QUIET WITH THE ARMY. A COLORED REGIMENT, 
 [1863-04-28] Progress of Emancipation in Missouri.
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		<title>April 21, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twenty-nine men joined the regiment today.
NYTimes archive links:
 [1863-04-21] NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.; THE NEGRO TROOPS IN FLORIDA. THE BLACK SURGEON.
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		<title>March 24, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Gooding&#8217;s fourth letter to the New Bedford Mercury:
[Mercury, March 24, 1863][OAF]
Camp Meigs, Readville, March 21
Messrs. Editors:&#8211;
The glorious 54th (that is to be) is getting onÂ nicely, there being now in camp 368 men, two companies, A and B,Â being full, and C and D wanting a few more men to fill them up, whichÂ can easily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>March 1, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NYTimes archive links:
 [1863-03-01] Negro Soldiers.; A PRIVATE LETTER FROM GEN. HUNTER. THE COLORED REGIMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS.
 [1863-03-01] The Confiscation Act in Tennessee.; IMPORTANT PROCLAMATION BY GOV. JOHNSON.
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		<title>February 17, 1863</title>
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Notably, on this day William H. Carney joined the regiment. Â He would become the first African-American to receive the country&#8217;s Medal of Honor, in recognition of his valor during the assault on Fort Wagner.
Emilio observed that there were strong disincentives directed against both the soldiers and officers of the regiment [BBR,6-7]:
At the time a strong [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 9-14, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[James Henry Gooding enrolled in the regiment on 14 February in New Bedford.  His war correspondence to the New Bedford Mercury begins on March 3, 1863.  A total of 24 men enrolled in the regiment from the 9th to the 14th.
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[1863-02-09] Border State Loyalty.

[1863-02-10] THE WAR IN FLORIDA.; Negro Troops Against [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 5-6, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
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[1863-02-05] OUR FORTRESS MONROE LETTER.; Enlistment of Negro Soldiers for the Massachusetts Contingent
[1863-02-06] Conservatives and Destructives The Real Test.
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		<title>February 3, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
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[1863-02-03] IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON.; Passage of the Negro Soldier Bill in the House
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		<title>January 31-February 2, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emilio provided ([BBR] p.5) this description of Shaw:
Francis G. Shaw himself took the formal proffer to his son, then in Virginia. After due deliberation, Captain Shaw, on February 6, telegraphed his acceptance.
Robert Gould Shaw &#8230;was born Oct. 10, 1837, in Boston, was carefully educated at home and abroad in his earlier years, and admitted to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 30, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Governor Andrew decided to offer theÂ colonelcy of the 54th to (then) Captain R.G. Shaw, and wrote to Shaw&#8217;s father to enlist his aid in convincing Shaw to accept the commision; this is followed by the Governor&#8217;s letter to Shaw himself:
BOSTON, Jan. 30, 1863.
FRANCIS G. SHAW, Esq., Staten Island, N. Y.
DEAR SIR,
â€”As you may have seen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 27-29, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
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[1863-01-29] HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES&#8230;bill authorizing the employ of soldiers of African descent&#8230;
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		<title>January 11-22, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
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[1863-01-11]Stopping the Slavery Agitation.

[1863-01-12]CONGRESS.

[1863-01-13]Kentucky and Emancipation.

[1863-01-15]EMANCIPATION MEETINGS IN ENGLAND.; THE WORKINGMEN OF MANCHESTER.

[1863-01-20]HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

[1863-01-21]Another Emancipation Jubilee.

[1863-01-22]AMEN TO THE PROCLAMATION.; Wendell Phillips&#8217; Oration at the Cooper Institute. The Liberation and Arming of the Slave the Salvation of the Republic.

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		<title>January 9, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 08:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
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[1863-01-09]The Employment of Enfranchised Negros as Soldiers

[1863-01-09b]Interesting From Port Royal.
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		<title>January 2, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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First Lieutenant Luis F. Emilio became the Captain of Company E of the 54th Massachusetts on May 27, 1863.  He was the only surviving field officer not incapacitated with wounds after the assault on Fort Wagner and became the Regiment&#8217;s acting commander.   He fought through the entire war,  until mustering out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prologue</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was the first Civil War Union regiment to be composed of enlisted men drawn from the free blacks of the North. Â It as made possible by the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1st, 1863, and was initially the subject of bitter controversy. Â However, the extraordinary performance and [...]]]></description>
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