Civil War enlistment papers for Jeremiah L. W. Bradley, 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
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- 1863-12-08
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Item originally held at the Massachusetts National Guard Museum & Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts.
The volunteer enlistment papers of Jeremiah L. W. Bradley. Jeremiah Bradley resided in South Adams. He enlisted in the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, the first official African American regiment to be formed in the United States. The regiment was organized by Massachusetts Governor, John A. Andrew, in March 1863 and saw its first action at James Island, South Carolina on July 16, 1863. Jeremiah Bradley survived the Civil War and was discharged on August 20, 1865.
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- Digital Commonwealth
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- Massachusetts Archives
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- Civil War Collection, 1861-1865
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- Recruiting and enlistment
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans
United States Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (1863-1865)
Bradley, Jeremiah L. W - Type
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- DocumentsManuscripts
- Language
- English
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- Civil War enlistment papers for Jeremiah L. W. Bradley, 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. 1863-12-08. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/bk129228j. (Accessed January 29, 2023.)
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- (1863-12-08) Civil War enlistment papers for Jeremiah L. W. Bradley, 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/bk129228j
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- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/bk129228j>.