Recruiting for the 54th Regiment. William Wells Brown, Dr. Smith, and Charles Lenox Remond, all colored, have been appointed recruiting agents for this regiment. The camp was opened at Readville on Saturday last with thirty recruits. Mr. Remond delivered a very eloquent address at Joy Street Church, last Sunday evening, and warmly urged colored men to enlist in the 54tj Regiment. The Providence Journal says that with the sanction of Gov. Sprague, an office has been opened in that city to enlist recruits for the Massachusetts 54th Regiment. It is expected that one or two Rhode Island companies will be raised. …….It is also stated that several colored men are on the way from Philadelphia to Massachusetts to enlist in this regiment……………
(Liberator, Feb 27, 1863, pg 3)
