Members of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteers Company A come from all walks of life, there are several descendants as well. Their descendants of the Hazard Family, Zellner family and Coblyn family.

"My Great-Grand Father, Eli George Biddle (b. 1846 - d. 1940) was one of the first to enlist in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. At the time of his death in 1940, he was also the last surviving member of the 54th."

(Sargeant Michael Coblyn, 54th Co. A) August 7, 1998, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, presented a floor statement to Congress, honoring African Americans in the Civil War, with the dedication of the African American Civil War Memorial.

The passage is from a book entitled, Sweet Freedom's Song:

My Country "Tis of Thee" and Democracy in America,

By Robert J. Branham. The chapter talks about how my

Great Great Grandfather enlisted in the

54th Massachusetts Regiment. © Oxford University Press, 2002