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Stomp_Pigs_Out t1_j7ruzii wrote

Destroying confederates

A wonderful pastime

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HumanChicken t1_j7sac7d wrote

That is some excellent handwriting.

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Hyperbowleeeeeeeeeee t1_j7t9y7i wrote

"Prominent abolitionists were active in recruitment efforts, including Frederick Douglass, whose two sons were among the first to enlist."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/54th_Massachusetts_Infantry_Regiment

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WikiSummarizerBot t1_j7t9zlp wrote

54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment

>The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The unit was the second African-American regiment, following the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment, organized in the northern states during the Civil War. Authorized by the Emancipation Proclamation, the regiment consisted of African-American enlisted men commanded by white officers. The unit began recruiting in February 1863 and trained at Camp Meigs on the outskirts of Boston, Massachusetts.

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Alegon_the_1st t1_j7tvo3h wrote

Brave and honorable men, true sons of the Commonwealth. I remember reading about them in elementary school and being left in awe at both their struggle for equal pay and treatment and at their bravery in the face of the enemy.

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