Which is an accurate description of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment?

A.

a unit of white Southerners who opposed secession and fought for the North

B.

a unit of African Americans who volunteered to fight in the Union army

C.

a unit of slaves who were forced to fight for the Confederate army

D.

a unit of Irish immigrants who fought to gain American citizenship

An accurate description of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment was b) a unit of African Americans who volunteered to fight in the Union Army. It was one of the first official African-American units during the war, although African-Americans had fought in the American Revolution and the War of 1812 before fighting in this regiment during the Civil War. There were about 1,100 soldiers fighting in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.