An all-black Civil War infantry unit honored in the Oscar-winning movie “Glory” with Denzel Washington is making a real-life comeback.
The 54th Massachusetts — praised for a doomed charge in South Carolina in 1863 — will become a ceremonial unit for the state’s National Guard. A ceremony is scheduled for later Friday at the Massachusetts Statehouse.
As a ceremonial unit, the 54th will conduct military honors at state functions and funeral services for veterans.
