- Glory – Movie 1989 – The 54th Massachusetts Regiment starts it’s famous assault on Battery Wagner. Glory (film) en.wikipedia.org Glory is a 1989 Academy Award-winning drama based on the history of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment during the American Civil War. The 54th was one of the first formal units of the US Army to be made up entirely of African American men (apart from the officers). The first was the 1st South Carolina Volunteers. Comparisons with historical fact en …
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December 9th, 2009 at 6:04 am
I have a book of Col. Shaw’s letters and in the beginning his language is dotted with the “n” word, but as he spent more time with these men, he regarded them as comrades. His last words before he was shot were “forward my brave boys, forward”. The 54th was made up mostly of free men, not runaways. Doctors, lawyers, carpenters, etc. The 54th was under a microscope. It was an experiment that could not be allowed to fail. Color Sgt. John Carney won the MoH for bravery @ Ft. Wagner.
December 10th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
“Give ‘em Hell 54th!” — one of my favorite parts in any film I have ever seen.
December 11th, 2009 at 3:38 am
@fuzzypear123 its on a sword
December 11th, 2009 at 6:03 am
Man, the preparation part sends chills through my head, especially when they start rushing
December 11th, 2009 at 6:39 am
This movie sucked balls. So corny, who the fuck put Ferris Bueller as the Commanding officer?…corny ass movie.
And before all you ignorant fucks say “Those were brave men!” I say this. THOSE ARE ACTORS, Im insulting this crappy movie, not the men who were actually there.
December 11th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
There is too much americanism
December 11th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Duh, its during the AMERICAN Civil war genius. What you wanted them to throw some Nazis in there or something? Besides its called Nationalism. I am sure you have patriotic movies of your own.
Dumbass.
December 11th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
I haven´t meat it that way.
December 12th, 2009 at 12:32 am
The movie is complicated ny the director’s desire to tell the story of the United States Colored Troops generally and not jus the 54th, which was a state and not a National regiment like most USCT. Some inaccuries in the film reflect this dual and some times conflicting goals. Notably, it omits that it was Frederick Douglas’ own son who was the 65th’s Sargent Major, and that one Sargent Carney became the first American of aftrican decent to win the CMH for carrying the colors back safely.
December 12th, 2009 at 1:55 am
This was a fantastic movie. You’re just culturally absent.
And guess what? In Ferris Bueller, they were ACTORS, too. His name is Matthew Broderick, shithead.
December 12th, 2009 at 1:57 am
One of the greatest scenes ever directed.
December 12th, 2009 at 2:08 am
Hey Boscogump, Matthew Broderick aka “Ferris Bueller” is related to Colonel Shaw. So, I dont see the harm in him playing a role for one of his own relatives.
December 12th, 2009 at 3:25 am
I truly cannot believe someone can be as ignorant as this. It has to be a joke.
December 12th, 2009 at 5:33 am
who?
December 12th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Sergeant Carney saved the Nation Flag, the 54th Massachusetts, white State flag was captured. It was ripped off the pole and never found after the war.
My associates and I work on all captured Union and Confederate colors. We hope to come out with the first ever two book series on the captured colors.
December 13th, 2009 at 6:53 am
I fell in love with this movie after watching it in history class, This movie made me cry, after 4th period and i was walking home, i just let it out. it was such a powerful movie, some kids were choking up or getting teary eyed. If i could watch it again, i totally would. the music to me is what would always get to you. shows how sad it was.
December 13th, 2009 at 7:11 am
Good point about the 54th’s colors. I thought the regiment carried 3 flags: US, MA, and the cross. Look forward to your book
December 13th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
I don’t want to lie or BS you, I do not know if they brought a “Cross Flag” into combat. That would be unusual though. Union regiments carried the National Flag (Stars and Stripes) and their Regimental Flag. In the movie Glory, that flag was the white flag with the Massachusetts State Arms on it.
Look for Greg Bigg’s Capture Tennessee flags, Union and Confederate. Mr. Biggs is the leading authority on Northern American flags. Howard Maddus passed away about a year and half ago.
December 13th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
Yes, it is an excellent movie and about time a USCT regiment got the respect that they deserved.
Since the Confederacy did not want them to fight, that was their fault and down fall.
Had I been the President of the Confederacy, I would have asked for ALL males, regardless of color to fight for their freedom.
Because the South did not, they lost.
December 14th, 2009 at 1:37 am
Your right in letting every race fight but they where fighting to become on country not for freedom.
The fight from freedom was the American Revolution against the British.
December 14th, 2009 at 1:51 am
During the American Revolution the slaves were not freed even when our side won the war. Back then there were 500,000 Africans in the colonies.
British officers nailed notes to trees, “Any slaves that join the British Army will have their freedom”.
Over 100,000 Africans joined the British. Our founding fathers should have freed the slaves when they defeated the British.
December 14th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
In his “A Brave Black Regiment,, Captain Luis F. Emilio , officer in the 43th, includes Col. Shaw’s acceptance speech during presentation of the regiment’s colors. It mentions the three flags. I don’t have the book to hand or I could give you page number.
December 15th, 2009 at 5:09 am
I believe you, Captain Emilio was in the 23rd Massachusetts. I believe enlisted. I have all of the names off of the African-American Civil War memorial.
I had a family member that was in the 8th Vermont (Enlisted) and he joined the 74th USCT. He was a first Lieutenant and later the adjutant. His name was Elijah King Prouty.
Over 200 Prouty’s fought in the Civil War, but he was the only one that was in a USCT regiment.
December 15th, 2009 at 6:45 am
Typo on my part – ‘54th,’ not ‘43th’. 200 – rather alot, really!. But I don’t believe there is such a thing as an African American. I’m certain sure the men of the 54th and the USCT would be offended to be called anything more – or anything less, than Americans. We don’t call the Puritans English Americnas, yet the first Africans were bought from Africans and sold to Virginians before the Mayflower. This is the ideal of the Union . “Liberty and union now and forever one and inseparable.”
December 15th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
If you fill out any government form, it will have “African American” under number two, describing your race. I never, ever put check number one, (White/Caucasian). I find that offensive. I also check “Eight” and fill in “European-American”. If you are English, Irish, Scottish, German, etc you are “European”.
Before they would have just “White” and “Black” on Government forms and the Military.
I rather address my men as African-American then Black. I have men of all colors out here.