#381- The 54th Massachusetts (Part the First)

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#381- The 54th Massachusetts (Part the First)

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Apr 11, 2022

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In which we start to look at the story of the 54th Massachusetts and their part in the Federal assault on Battery Wagner outside Charleston in July 1863.

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Apr 11, 2022

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#381- The 54th Massachusetts (Part the First)

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