48+ The 54Th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment Is Best Known As Review. The 54th massachusetts volunteer infantry regiment is best known for its service leading the failed union assault on battery wagner, a confederate earthwork fortification on morris island, on july 18, 1863. The 54th massachusetts volunteer regiment is best known as:
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The 54 th massachusetts volunteer infantry was the first black infantry regiment organized during the civil war. The regiment was one of the first official african american units in the united states during the civil war. A video essay by students in robert olwell's us history course at ut austin. Abolished slavery throughout the united states.