Glory

Rating: Null/10 (24 May 2006)

Glory arguably is a useful tool in explaining the life of Black regiments in the civil war. Now with the History... The 54th was not the 1st regiment of Black soldiers. There actually had been regiments formed in the South of former slaves. The Union army initially treated slaves as property therefore considered them contraband. These regiments were formed out of the contraband like the ones seen in Beaufort. They were not all raiders like in the movie and actually did perform quite well in engagements. In the papers of Colonel Shaw there was no Irish drill sergeant. This was probably added in the movie to depict the Irish German struggle against the newly freed slaves. When the Union Army initiated a draft there were mass riots in New York city primarily organized by Irish immigrants. The Germans and Irish were in competition with former slaves for labor jobs. I like the movie, strong message but realize some elements aren't the whole truth but rather express a major event of the time.