(A)
The 54th was the first and only
Black regiment to refuse pay because Black troops were
paid less than White troops..
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(B)
The 54th was mustered in as
UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS. (USCT)
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(C)
Most of the soldiers who fought for
the 54th were from Mass.
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(D)
The 54 was the 4tht Black regiment to be
mustered during the Civil War. The first
was the La Native Guard, then the Kansas
Colored, then the S.C. Colored then the 54th
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