Item contributed by Massachusetts Historical Society
Before the assault on Fort Wagner at Morris Island, the 54th camped on the adjacent Folly Island, pictured here, one of the numerous Sea Islands near Charleston, South Carolina.
This photograph is included in Captain Luis Emilio’s collection of photographs related to the regiment, now at the Massachusetts Historical Society.
About item:
Photograph, circa 1863-1864, 16.1 cm x 26.8 cm.
From the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment photographs.
Photo. 72.81.
