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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02881.23 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Currier & Ives Civil War prints |
| Title | The gallant charge of the fifty fourth Massachusetts (colored) Regiment. On the rebel works at Fort Wagner, Morris Island, near Charleston, July 18th, 1863, and death of Colonel Robt. G. Shaw. |
| Date | 1863 |
| Author | Currier & Ives (1834-1907) |
| Document Type | Artwork |
| Content Description | Portrays African American soldiers carrying a United States flag as they meet a battle line of Confederate troops. For another depiction of this event, refer to GLC00317.02. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Art, Music, Theater, and Film Union Forces African American History African American Troops Confederate States of America Battle Death |
| People | Currier & Ives (fl. 1857-1907) Shaw, Robert Gould (1837-1863) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | African Americans; The American Civil War |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Currier & Ives created prints 1857-1907. Before 1857, the company went by several names, including N. Currier and Stodart & Currier. In July 1863, Robert Gould Shaw died leading the famous 54th Massachusetts Regiment in an assault on Confederate Battery Wagner. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |