Colonel of the Regiment

from many. After accepting to lead a black regiment, Colonel Robert Shaw is confronted with making difficult decisions: following the ways of white officers or standing up for the African American soldiers. Glory shows the reality of the Civil War through the eyes of both, Colonel Shaw, and African American soldiers, to put forth the message of the brutality and harshness of the war. For the most part, Glory takes the perspective of the Civil War from Colonel Robert Shaw’s standpoint, the main…

The 1989 film “Glory” is an historical film based on the true events of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, which took place on June 18, 1863 in Charleston, South Carolina. The 54th regiment was one of the first infantries to enlist Black soldiers in the war and was led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. Despite their shortcomings and adversities as African American men in America, these men were tenacious and very determined to succeed the war at Fort Wagner. Although this film highlights these…

War. It talked about how Colonel Shaw was the one of the first to lead an all African American troop. He was to lead them, and train them to be ready to fight in combat. Even though many didn’t like the idea, Shaw took the initiative forward. He wasn’t judging them for the color of the skin but by the type of skills that they were able to apply in fighting in the Civil War. Throughout the whole movie all of the white officials didn’t want to accept that an all-black regiments were able to fight…

The movie Paths of Glory is an epic saga of a leaders struggle between accomplishing the mission and the welfare of his men. Kirk Douglas plays a Colonel in the French Army during World War One. He is a fierce fighter and has the respect of the men and the Generals as well. The year is 1916. The war has been stuck in a stalemate for the past two years. The gains are measured in feet not miles. There seems to be no end in sight at this point. The movie opens up to General Mireau getting a visit…

Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain received 120 mutineers, who were brought into Colonel Chamberlain’s camp. These mutineers had signed up for three years in the war, but they disbanded their regiment because of the lack of men and additionally, these men wanted to go home. These men were sent to the colonel, under guard, because he was the only other main regiment. Colonel Chamberlain was told to shoot any of the men who were not willing to fight under the colonel’s own brigade. Colonel…

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…

Attention Gainer: In a letter to 1st Marine Division in 2003, then Major General James Mattis stated “Demonstrate to the world there is ‘No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy’ than a U.S. Marine.” (2013) Today we will discuss the United States Marine Corps “Division Breakdown” and Transformational Leadership. At this time please silence all cell phones and set aside all of your electronic devices. Please ask as many questions that you would like throughout this presentation. The Marine Corps is a…

excitement than any other regiment. The regiment was trained in Fort Wayne and they went to war on May 11, 1861. As the Michigan regiments marched toward the battlefront they were showered with praise and gifts, but little did they know that they were about to face horrors that were unimaginable. The Michigan regiments fought in all of the major battles of the Civil War, including Gettysburg and Antietam. In the battle of First…

Chamberlain was a Colonel for the Union army. Although he was in multiple battles in the Civil War, he is most remembered for his role in the Battle of Gettysburg. Of all battles fought during the Civil War, it was argued that the Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest and deadliest battle because it resulted in roughly 50,000 casualties. Chamberlain’s role at Gettysburg had the most impact towards the outcome of both the battle itself, and the Civil War, because of his crucial regiment defence…

and sturdy defensive positions. Colonel Westmoreland arrived after the Rakkasans had completed a successful operation to stamp out the prison rebellion at the United Nations Prisoner of War Camp No.1 on the island of Koje-do. Colonel Westmoreland immediately began to assess the Rakkasans’ ability as a unit and determine, “Although the unit had seen action earlier in the war, … the men had for long been in reserve in Japan and needed refresher training…”. Colonel Westmoreland initiated an…