Civil War --54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Two black Andover residents Charles Brown and Robert Rollings, were members of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the regiment depicted in the movie Glory.

• Two Locals Were in lst Black Infantry Unit. Andover Townsman 2/1/1990, p.10,11.

--Leslie 09:48, July 5, 2012 (EDT)

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During the Civil War two Andover residents were members of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry: Charles Brown and Robert Rollings.

See

• History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865 1894.(2nd ed.) by Luis F. Emilio. Andover Room R 973.74 Emi

• "Two Locals were in 1st Black Infantry Unit.." Andover Townsman February 1, 1990, P.10, 11.