The First all black regiment in the Union the 54th. The 54th was made in 1863 added more men to the union army John Andrews been trying to get an all black regiment in the Union ever since the Emancipation Proclamation that said there would be no slavery in south seceded state. when John Andrews got the ok to enlist African American men but there were rules to this The officers had to be white men and the highest rank an african soldier could reach was sergeant. First thing Andrews had to do was to get officers for the volunteer army. He wrote a letter to a wealthy family in Massachusetts. Shaw family their son was a captain in the union army he wrote a the letter to Robert’s father to bring the letter to his son Robert’s father was well
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He would assume command of 500 men they would go to the south to try to get capture Fort Wagner. In this battle Robert Shaw would die along with two other officers. But before this battle Robert Shaw would write a letter to his friend that he met in New York. Shaw’s soldiers would talk highly of his bravery and they respected him. His command others of the 54th didn’t think as highly for his co-officers saying they weren’t very good leaders they couldn’t inspire them to fight as well as Shaw. The men of the 54th would have to pay the clothing they was given so the 13 dollars they were getting 3 dollars would go to clothing them. In the later years they would fight to get equal pay for African American soldiers. They would be granted this and would gain equal pay as the white soldiers. Some people were outraged of this but most accepted it. The men who fought along with Robert Shaw would say he was a “fearless and smart” Shaw’s death would have him remembered by people now as the first man to command the first African American. He was the man that inspired them to fight against slavery and against the race inequality in the army. This man showed the U.S that African Americans were not as inferior as
He would assume command of 500 men they would go to the south to try to get capture Fort Wagner. In this battle Robert Shaw would die along with two other officers. But before this battle Robert Shaw would write a letter to his friend that he met in New York. Shaw’s soldiers would talk highly of his bravery and they respected him. His command others of the 54th didn’t think as highly for his co-officers saying they weren’t very good leaders they couldn’t inspire them to fight as well as Shaw. The men of the 54th would have to pay the clothing they was given so the 13 dollars they were getting 3 dollars would go to clothing them. In the later years they would fight to get equal pay for African American soldiers. They would be granted this and would gain equal pay as the white soldiers. Some people were outraged of this but most accepted it. The men who fought along with Robert Shaw would say he was a “fearless and smart” Shaw’s death would have him remembered by people now as the first man to command the first African American. He was the man that inspired them to fight against slavery and against the race inequality in the army. This man showed the U.S that African Americans were not as inferior as