(MILITARY CIVIL WAR) The Gallant Charge of the Fifty Fourth

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(MILITARY--CIVIL WAR.) The Gallant Charge of the Fifty Fourth Massachusetts (Colored) Regiment on the Rebel Works at Fort Wagner. Hand-colored lithograph, 11¾ x 15 inches; chipped on top edge, 1-inch closed tear in lower margin, unevenly toned. New York: Currier and Ives, 1863

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One of the iconic contemporary depictions of the Battle of Fort Wagner, the first in which the newly organized Black Union troops played a major role. The regiment's mortally wounded Colonel Robert Gould Shaw is depicted at top center.