Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Regiment
From Salem Links and Lore
The Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Regiment, immortalized in the movie "Glory", had about a dozen men from Salem serving in the regiment, or in the 55th
another of the first all-black infantries to fight in the Civil War. They were laborers, stone workers, barbers and tinsmiths, according to the records from
the Salem Maritime National Historic Site. There is a soldier's lot at Harmony Grove cemetery, where many are buried, as well as Luis F. Emilio.
See Also
"Fabled black regiment has roots here" Salem News, Jan. 19, 2009, p. 1
