#Soldiers and Sailors Monument by Martin Milmore

[rabbitcruiser]

At nine o’clock on the morning on May 28, 1863, the 54th’s 1,007 black  soldiers and 37 white officers gathered in the Boston Common and prepared to head to the battlefields of the South. That evening, the 54th Infantry boarded a transport ship bound for Charleston.    

[nunoxaviermoreira]

Erie PA by Themarrero At Perry Square in downtown Erie Pennsylvania back in 2018 the bronze Soldiers and Sailors Monument that was designed by Martin Milmore and was erected to honor the soldiers and sailors of Erie County that made the ultimate sacrifice in the American Civil War. The sad tale about this particular sculpture is even though it was completed between 1872-1875, there was much controversy about its location, so it wasn’t dedicated until 1939. At that point only 2 veterans from Erie County were still amongst the living and neither was able to make the dedication ceremony. This image was taken on a frigid bone chilling night in December during a work related trip to the area. #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto https://flic.kr/p/2n7teVc

[rabbitcruiser]

At nine o’clock on the morning on May 28, 1863, the 54th’s 1,007 black  soldiers and 37 white officers gathered in the Boston Common and prepared to head to the battlefields of the South. That evening, the 54th Infantry boarded a transport ship bound for Charleston.    

[rabbitcruiser]

At nine o’clock on the morning on May 28, 1863, the 54th’s 1,007 black soldiers and 37 white officers gathered in the Boston Common and prepared to head to the battlefields of the South. That evening, the 54th Infantry boarded a transport ship bound for Charleston.  

[rabbitcruiser]

At nine o’clock on the morning on May 28, 1863, the 54th’s 1,007 black soldiers and 37 white officers gathered in the Boston Common and prepared to head to the battlefields of the South. That evening, the 54th Infantry boarded a transport ship bound for Charleston.