Service of the 54th The 54th in South Carolina
Item contributed by Massachusetts Historical Society
On June 4, 1863, the 54th Massachusetts Regiment arrived in Beaufort, South Carolina. A couple days later, on June 6, this regiment marched through the streets of Beaufort. They camped at Thompson’s Plantation near Beaufort during this time, until they left on June 8.
As this photograph of Beaufort Hotel is included in Captain Emilio’s collection of photographs related to the regiment, the soldiers may have seen this hotel during their time in Beaufort.
Emilio, Luis F.. A Brave Black Regiment: History of The Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1863-1865. Boston: The Boston Book Company, 1864.
National Park Service. “54th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Colored).” UNION MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEERS. Accessed May, 2022. https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UMA0054RI00C
About item:
Photograph, circa 1863-1864, 5.5 cm x 8.3 cm.
From the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment photographs.
Photo. 72.94.
