54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

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…

According to Scott, camp William Penn had been formally assigned by the federal government after state and local authorities had refused to start their own camp for black troops. Around 1,500 African-American volunteers from the Philadelphia area had traveled north to enlist in the 54th Massachusetts troop, the first famous black regiment. During the stay at camp William Penn, many black soldiers complain about the unfair treatment they received at camp by fellow soldiers and authorities.…

Glory Reflection Throughout the movie Colonel Robert Shaw is emblematic of the abolitionist movement because Shaw was the first to raise and command an all black regiment for the Union army soon known as the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Colonel Shaw was not only fighting the war for the Union, but also for his regiment. Shaw wanted to help his regiment obtain the freedom they should have and to put an end to slavery. However, Shaw faced many risks by doing this. One…

Glory is a 1989 war film which portrays the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer infantry in the American civil war (1861-1865). The screenplay was written by Kevin Jarre, inspired and based largely on the personal letters and experiences of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the novel One Gallant Rush by Peter Burchard, and Lay This Laurel (1973) by Lincoln Kirstein. It is directed by Edward Zwick and stars Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, Mathew Boderick, and Denzel Washington as the main characters in…

In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was a document written by Abraham Lincoln. This document stated all slaves are free in all areas that were in rebellion against the United States. The 54th Massachusetts Infantry was involved in the Civil War which led the charge of Fort Wagner that became one of the most famous units during the Civil War because African Americans volunteered. As many African Americans were being a part of the North many of them were joining the Union Army. With the…

In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was a document written by Abraham Lincoln. This document stated, all slaves are free in all areas that were in rebellion against the United States. The 54th Massachusetts Infantry was involved in the Civil War, which led the charge of Fort Wagner that became one of the most famous units during the Civil War because African Americans volunteered. As many African Americans were being a part of the North many of them were joining the Union Army. With the…

film from that tells the story of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, the first African American regiment who volunteered to fight for the Union Army. Many of the scenes of the war help portray what the members went through. However, three scenes best depict the experience of the war for the regiment: when Colonel Shaw reads the proclamation from the Confederate Congress, when Corporal. Thomas Searls is shot in a small fight, and when Col. Shaw volunteers to Fort Sumter. These three scenes…

Whites remained the priority in the nation at the time. It was only until white volunteers started to dwindle that African Americans were welcomed into the army. With racism still extraordinarily prominent within the United States, it was inevitable that these soldiers would face discrimination. Avila reported that “African Americans…

Around the year of 1863 of May, they union also recruited a man named “Nathanial Banks” to be the general. He ordered a plan that consisted of around 20 regiments, regiments that were split by infantry, artillery, cavalry, engineers and lastly local hospitals like in today’s army. African Americans during the civil war received different treatment then Caucasians. First, as far as finances, African Americans received a three-dollar pay difference…

of the greatest influences of the abolition movement was Fredrick Douglass. Fredrick was born a slave who eventually became one of the most intelligent activists of his time. He was nominated for president, gave speeches to thousands, and even acted on women’s rights. Douglass began his journey by attending an African American church which would regularly holding abolitionist meetings every week. He also started reading William Lloyd garrison weekly journals, “The Liberator,” which inspired him…