Boston Supporters Supporting the 54th
Item contributed by Massachusetts State Library
John J. Smith served as a leader in the Black neighborhood of Beacon Hill in Boston. Due to his well-respected status in the community, Smith helped recruit enlistees for the 54th Regiment as well as the Fifth Calvary unit.
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Photograph of Representative John J. Smith (c. 1868-1872), Massachusetts State Library.
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