54th Regiment, return to New Bedford

The colored veterans of the 54th Regiment, being in New Bedford 22 in number, were handsomely received home by the citizens of that city, Saturday evening.  They were welcomed  at the depot and escorted to the City Hall, where the Rev. Henry F. Harrington presided over a public meeting, made a fine address, and was followed by Jamed B. Congdon, Esq.  in similar remarks.   (Liberator, September 8, 1865, pg 3)