By 1863, Luis Emilio was a captain in the 54th Massachusetts. (Accepting commissions to command black troops was a fast was to become an officer for enlisted men.
He became acting commander of the 54th on July 18, 1863, after all ranking officers of the regiment were killed at Fort Wagner.
He retired from the Army in 1865, nit even yet age 21. His career afterwards was in real estate and in 1891,he wrote "Brave Black regiment" about the 54th. After a long illness, Emilio died in 1918 and is buried in his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts.
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