54th United States Colored Infantry Regiment
MILITARY UNIT
2nd Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Infantry (African Descent); 54th United States Colored Infantry; 2nd Arkansas Infantry Regiment (Colored); 54th Regiment United States Colored Infantry; 54th Regiment United States Colored Troops
The 54th United States Colored Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was composed of African American enlisted men commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bureau of Colored Troops which was created by the United States War Department on May 22, 1863.