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	<title>Written in Glory &#187; William Carney</title>
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		<title>July 18, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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The (second) assault on Fort Wagner took place today, with 600 men of the 54th Massachusetts in the lead of three brigades.  The regiment reached the top of the parapet, but was repulsed.  Shaw was killed at the top of the parapet, rallying the 54th forward.   Of the 600 men of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 17, 1863</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
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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>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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