Regiment

the Union army. Sometime in 1862 Colonel Higginson from Massachusetts was given command of the First Regiment of South Carolina Volunteers. They were the first United States regimen made up of slaves. By the end of the Civil War, there were over 180,000 African Americans who had fought in the Union army. There were over 33,000 that lost their lives. During…

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…

In the movie ‘Glory’ the story of the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Soldiers is told. They were the first unit of African American troops to battle in the American Civil War. Colonel Robert Gould Shaw who is played by Mathew Broderick is the commander, who after surviving a viscous attack by playing dead in the Battle of Antietam is giving the honor of commanding the first African American regiment. In the movie Shaw’s school mate Thomas Searles a free born African American who is…

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…

National Parks’ resources to be taken and removed for private use. Just like the National Parks were a novelty as the first such parks ever in the world, so were the Buffalo Soldiers a novelty to the US Army as the first African American peacetime regiments.…

officials didn’t want to accept that an all-black regiments were able to fight during the war. They didn’t think that it was appropriate for them to fight, because they were seen as less and weren’t up to the standards that the whites had. They believed that they shouldn’t…

The movie we watched in class, “Glory” was released in 1989. The author of this brilliant movie is Edward Zwick. This movie shows actions that took place in 54th regiment of Massachusetts. What occurred in this movie was a very major part of the history of this amazing country. The movie portrayed one of the first times that colored men were allowed to become soldiers for the United States of America. This movie also shows us how colored soldiers were treated during the civil war. Throughout the…

Major-General Sir Isaac Brock KB was a British Army officer and administrator from Guernsey. Brock was assigned to Lower Canada in 1802. Despite facing desertions and near-mutinies, he commanded his regiment in Upper Canada successfully for many years. He was promoted to major general, and became responsible for defending Upper Canada against the United States. While many in Canada and Britain believed war could be averted, Brock began to ready the army and militia for what was to come. When…

involved in too many battles before Gettysburg. Chamberlain and his regiment saw their first engagement at the Battle of Fredericksburg, where the Union lost. They missed their chance to go to Chancellorsville due to a smallpox outbreak. The devastating loss at Chancellorsville made the Union realize that they needed stronger leaders. This led to Adelbert Ames being promoted to brigade command, leaving Chamberlain in command of the regiment in the next conflict, which will eventually be the…

A hundred and fifty six years ago, our nation was engaged in a Civil War. This war embodied a conflict that had enveloped the country since its discovery; the issue of slavery. Since the establishment of the first ever American colony Jamestown, the nation’s elite have imported Africans to America as their slaves. As the years went by, the frequency at which they were brought and the cruelty with which they were treated only increased. The slave trade brought wealth to thousands, but in turn…