SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
START OF THE CIVIL WAR
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Question
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They were a drumline group.
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They were the first group of all slave soldiers during the Civil War.
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They were the first African-American regiment during the Civil War.
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They were a group of militia who took matters into their own hands.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first regiment of African Americans from the North to serve during the Civil War, bravely assaulted Battery Wagner in Charleston Harbor. Their bravery increased Northern efforts to enlist African Americans.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was the first military unit consisting of Black soldiers to be raised in the North during the Civil War. Prior to 1863, no concerted effort was made to recruit Black troops as Union soldiers.
Detailed explanation-3: -54th Regiment, in full Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts infantry unit made up of African Americans that was active during the American Civil War (1861–65). The 54th Regiment became famous for its fighting prowess and for the great courage of its members.