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The 54th Massachusetts marches out
May 28, 1863
Boston, Massachusetts
The first Black regiment raised in the free states left down Beacon Street past cheering crowds, and two months later lost nearly half its strength assaulting Fort Wagner. The men refused all pay for eighteen months rather than accept less than white soldiers. Saint-Gaudens took fourteen years over the memorial.
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