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18 Jul 1863 — The 54th Massachusetts, one of the first Black regiments, leads the assault on Charleston harbor’s battery and loses nearly half its strength; Colonel Shaw is buried with his men. The courage is an argument — by war’s end 180,000 Black soldiers wear Union blue.
This is one scene of Chapter 7 — The Twin Turning in The American Civil War, 1861–1865.
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