PITTSFIELD — As Jerome Edgerton Jr. led the NAACP’s Juneteenth Freedom Walk from City Hall to Durant Park on Sunday, the mood was more than just celebratory. "It felt like marching into battle,” said ...

As the soldiers of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment stormed toward Fort Wagner, South Carolina, the soldier carrying the American flag fell. It was July 18, 1863, at the heart of the ...

Eden London, a slave from Winchendon, earned his freedom after fighting in the American Revolution. Here's his story.

PITTSFIELD — A force of Union Army soldiers charge into the breach with bayonets fixed — expressions of courage, tenacity and determination reside on their faces. Viewers do not see the combatants on ...

On July 18, 1863, on Morris Island, near Charleston, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, a Union regiment composed entirely of free African-American men, began their assault on Fort Wagner, a ...

"The exhibition was organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Exhibition dates: National Gallery of Art, Washington, September 15, 2013-January 20, 2014; Massachusetts Historical Society, ...

Though it has the movie Glory and an exquisite memorial on Boston Common, the Massachusetts 54th Regiment does not have Civil War history on its side. Glory, the 1989 movie starring Denzel Washington, ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. A 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment ladder badge worn by an unknown veteran who served in Company A. The ...