By D. Kent Fonner
The Cleveland Civil War Roundtable
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Editor’s note: This article was originally published in The Charger in November 2024.
Much has been written about the history of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, and the brave men of that regiment were celebrated in the movie Glory. There were, however, thousands of more Black soldiers in Mr. Lincoln’s army, most serving in a segregated branch of the U.S. Army designated as the United States Colored Troops (USCT).
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