Great Civil War movie, BUT....

Rating: 7/10 (11 June 2010)

It missed the second most important part of the story (first being, of course, that blacks were first allowed to fight in the Army instead of doing "in the rear with the gear" roles)- the story of William Carney, who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions during the attack on Fort Wagner. He was the first person of color to receive the highest award a soldier can earn. BIG OVERSIGHT. Other than that, it's an excellent film. It should be adopted by High Schools everywhere to tell the sad but true truth of the Civil War, why it was fought, the personal sacrifices these men endured, and the difficulty and prejudices that Major Shaw faced and handily dealt with leading these brave men not only into battle, but into the first real fight for racial equality.