The famous movie Glory, was about an African-American regiment that was created and called the 54th Regiment. The men who were part of this regime trained very hard and long and prepared to fight in many battles that came in their way and they were also consisted of groups of runaway slaves. Also, these large groups of men were one of the first official African-American units in the United States during the Civil War. The regiment was authorized in March 1863 by the Governor of Massachusetts, John A. Andrew. Commanded by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, it was commissioned after the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation. Although movies usually tend to not be as informative as the real-life version of it, the movie Glory, actually did a good job
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There were a couple of events that were not in common with the movie and that were other battles such as the Battle of Olustee. Under the command of Colonel Edward Hallowell, the 54th fought a rear-guard action covering the Union retreat at the Battle of Olustee. During the retreat, the unit was suddenly ordered to counter-march back to Ten-Mile station. The locomotive of a train carrying wounded Union soldiers had broken down and the wounded were in danger of capture. When the 54th arrived, the men attached ropes to the engine and cars and manually pulled the train approximately three miles to Camp Finnegan, where horses were secured to help pull the train. After that, the train was pulled by both men and horses to Jacksonville for a total distance of ten miles. It took forty-two hours to pull the train that distance. This battle was not shown in the movie along with many more. Thirdly, another common event with the movie was the threats that the Confederate Congress had placed over the African-American soldiers and white officers. The Jefferson Davis' proclamation of December 23, 1862, …show more content…
To begin with, the main character in the movie was Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the leader of the 54th regiment. Robert Gould Shaw, who was born on October 10, 1837 and died July 18, 1863 at the age of 25, was an American soldier in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War. Born into a prominent abolitionist family, he accepted command of the first all-black regiment (54th Massachusetts) in the Northeast and encouraged the men to refuse their pay until it was equal to the white troops’ wage. At the Second Battle of Fort Wagner, a beachhead near Charleston, South Carolina, Shaw was killed while leading his men to the enemy fort. Although, they were overwhelmed and driven back, Shaw’s leadership passed into legend with a unit that inspired tens of thousands more African-Americans to enlist for the Union and contribute to its ultimate victory. Colonel Shaw was always remembered after his death because he took on the challenge of commanding an inexperienced group of “boys” and turned them into “men”. Another person in common pertaining to the characters from the movie and real life, was Major Forbes or otherwise known as Edward Needles Hallowell. Edward Needles Hallowell born November 3, 1836 and died July 26, 1871, was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, commanding the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry following the
There were a couple of events that were not in common with the movie and that were other battles such as the Battle of Olustee. Under the command of Colonel Edward Hallowell, the 54th fought a rear-guard action covering the Union retreat at the Battle of Olustee. During the retreat, the unit was suddenly ordered to counter-march back to Ten-Mile station. The locomotive of a train carrying wounded Union soldiers had broken down and the wounded were in danger of capture. When the 54th arrived, the men attached ropes to the engine and cars and manually pulled the train approximately three miles to Camp Finnegan, where horses were secured to help pull the train. After that, the train was pulled by both men and horses to Jacksonville for a total distance of ten miles. It took forty-two hours to pull the train that distance. This battle was not shown in the movie along with many more. Thirdly, another common event with the movie was the threats that the Confederate Congress had placed over the African-American soldiers and white officers. The Jefferson Davis' proclamation of December 23, 1862, …show more content…
To begin with, the main character in the movie was Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the leader of the 54th regiment. Robert Gould Shaw, who was born on October 10, 1837 and died July 18, 1863 at the age of 25, was an American soldier in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War. Born into a prominent abolitionist family, he accepted command of the first all-black regiment (54th Massachusetts) in the Northeast and encouraged the men to refuse their pay until it was equal to the white troops’ wage. At the Second Battle of Fort Wagner, a beachhead near Charleston, South Carolina, Shaw was killed while leading his men to the enemy fort. Although, they were overwhelmed and driven back, Shaw’s leadership passed into legend with a unit that inspired tens of thousands more African-Americans to enlist for the Union and contribute to its ultimate victory. Colonel Shaw was always remembered after his death because he took on the challenge of commanding an inexperienced group of “boys” and turned them into “men”. Another person in common pertaining to the characters from the movie and real life, was Major Forbes or otherwise known as Edward Needles Hallowell. Edward Needles Hallowell born November 3, 1836 and died July 26, 1871, was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, commanding the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry following the