Glory Movie Accuracy

Why is the movie called Glory? Is it really glory? I strongly believe not only is the movie glory itself, but the characters represent the idea of glory throughout the movie as well. Glory is a high rank of honor, which involves tireless amounts of work to get to. Not only did the characters in the movie represent the movie well, but portrayed the Civil War in a proud manner as well. There are many characters that represent glory, but there are three that stand out among the rest. Those characters are Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, Corporal Thomas Searles, and Sergeant Major John Rawlins.

Glory is the story of Civil War Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, who leads the war's first all-black volunteer regiment the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry into battles and discovers along the way he has to confront the moral question of racial prejudice inside and outside of his regimen. Colonel Shaw was the commander of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, also known as the Massachusetts “Fighting” Fifty-fourth, which was a position he has been thrown into and felt that he may not be fit for the job. At first Shaw was a little cowardly, during the battle, bomb fragments almost hit him and he passed out. He later seems guilty and not very motivated, but with the help of his friend Forbes and some time, Shaw turns himself into the leader that his men need. At the end Colonel Shaw’s courage shows when he volunteers to be the leading regiment in the assault on Fort Wagner and then during battle he forges on when the battle seems to a lost cause.

Colonel Robert Shaw was a white man leading and organizing the first ever all male African-American Regiment. With the 54th Massachusetts Regiment being an all African-American Regiment there was many disparities in them and the Union Army. The 54th Massachusetts Regiment was all black men fighting for their freedom, while the Union Army was fighting to end slavery and to bring the South back into the Union. Though both groups were soldiers fighting they got different treatment, the black men got paid less than the white men and got less than the white soldiers did. While the black soldiers got paid $10 the white soldiers got paid $13. With the blacks being paid less than the white soldiers Colonel Shaw sent his father a message stating, “If it does I shall refuse to allow them to be paid until I hear from Gov. Andrew. The regt ought, in that case, to be mustered out of service, as

As stated, upon formation the 54th came under heavy and constant scrutiny from not only civilians and southerners, but also there own brothers in arms. White soldiers were not happy about the circumstances. They now had to rely on Negroes to fight either with them or fight ahead of them, as seen

First, the setting is essential to this movie.This story occurs in the year of 1776, and it takes place in South Carolina. Without this specific setting, the movie might never exist. In this specific time of history, the war between the colonial South Carolina and British forces could happen at any time. As a result, the mood in this movie is intense. The argument between the father and the son about the issue of joining the army also contributes to the final mood, and this mood helps the audience to immersively feel the atmosphere of that time. Before the war had approached South Carolina, the British Army had already ruined so many things in other colonies, and the loss of other colonies had triggered the patriotic heart of

Owens, History and Movies: The Patriot and Glory reveals several inaccuracies that the film produced. For instance, throughout the film, we see that the producers have portrayed the black soldiers to be seen as illiterate runaway slaves. In the scene where they are teaching the men to march, the viewers are shown that the soldiers don’t know the difference between left and right. The producer made the black soldiers seem like they were uneducated and that they were helpless, but in reality the 54th regiment consisted of free northern black men who were well educated and were considered middle-class. In fact, Two of Frederick Douglass’s sons were among the first to volunteer for the 54th regiment (Owens). The producers had to describe them as uneducated and low class because that is how the people viewed them at that time, and the point of the movie was to get the people to accept them into the community as well as being seen capable of doing the “white man’s

Throughout the week in U.S. History 1, we watcehd the movie Glory. Glory, is about Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts 54th regiment. This was the first regualr army of black soilders brought in during the Civil War period, to fight. Most whites in the beginning, belived that blacks could not be taught the correct ways, make it through training, or be

The film Glory directed by Edward Zwick is a story about Robert Shaw who was appointed commander of the 54th Massachusetts volunteer regiment, which was the first all-black volunteer company in the United States Civil War. Robert Shaw, Major Cabot Forbes, and Sergeant Major Mulcahy train all these men to get ready for battle. While they are being trained, they learn that the Confederates will execute any black soldier they come across immediately along with the white officers leading them. But they don’t let it discourage them and they keep going. Shaw’s men get to have their first battle in South Carolina when Shaw is able to blackmail his commanding officers to let his men go into battle, which ending in a victory for them. During the assault

The film then moves into a spy spotting Union cavalry, then a division of Union infantry. Immediately he rides off, crosses a Confederate picket line and demands to be brought to Lt. Gen. James Longstreet to warn of the close proximity of Union troops. Meanwhile, Union Brig. Gen. John Buford and his cavalry unit arrive in Gettysburg to do reconnaissance. Buford realizes if Lee’s army makes it to Gettysburg, they could easily take a defensive position given the high ground and put an end to the Army of the Potomac. Buford decides to stay, and places his unit along Seminary Ridge to stop any Confederate troops getting in from the west. Miles from Gettysburg, Union Col. Joshua Chamberlain of the 20th Maine Regiment is informed that his unit will be taking on 120 wayward members from another Maine regiment, with the orders to shoot anyone who causes problems. After Chamberlain displays heartfelt hospitality and delivers a moving speech, he wins over 114 of the bedraggled men.

There are multiple scenes from the movie “Glory” that I found particularly notable, but the scene where Col. Shaw was in the rain advising the men of the Union to be aware that the Confederate Congress has issued a proclamation that any negro taken in arms against the confederacy would be immediately be returned to a state of slavery; any negro taken in federal uniform will be put to death; Any white officer taken in command of negro troops would be put to death. This scene left me in awe, and curious of what was going through the black soldiers minds during the night, as they make the decision to retire or to continue to fight, with their lives at risk. The following scene is the morning after, Col. Shaw

Furthermore, one can achieve glory through mentorship, courage, and the acceptance of others wishing to assimilate to a necessary cause. In the picture, Colonel Robert Shaw subsequently rips his pay, after his men are paid “slave wages.” Moreover, Shaw equips the men with official Union colors and uniform, after Trip is whipped for leaving camp to find boots. Finally, he displays the courage necessary to stand up to officers of greater prestige, when his men are solely being used for manual labor and the destruction of residences.

The play makes it clear that even though they had hoped for change, the African American soldiers were treated worse than their white counterparts, even at war. The men, however, were still willing to fight for their country, with the belief that their doing so would help raise the status of all African Americans. This faith in America was put to the ultimate test later in the play when enemy soldiers tried to convince an African American to join them, to which the American refused. The overcoming of an intense moral struggle by the African American soldiers, and the key role they played in helping to win the war for America reinforces our conventional understanding of racial discrimination, that it is wrong to treat people differently due to their race.

    Stephen Crane once said “Let a thing become a tradition, and it becomes half a lie” (Maggie, A Girl of the Streets 230).  This sentiment proves true in how he describes the tradition of heroism in his novel The Red Badge of Courage.  While Crane writes what is considered to be one of the most important novels about the Civil War, his views on the war and the heroics of those fighting the war are mostly critical.  Like Ernest Hemingway, Crane writes a story that shows that those fighting “will die like a dog and for no good reason.”  At times his novel seems to satirize the traditional view of war making men more manly or brave.  In addition to discussing the traditions

     Glory is a movie about the fifty-fourth Massachusetts regiment in the civil war. This was the first all black regiment the Union ever allowed to fight. Throughout the movie one quote kept proving itself true, “We went down standing up.” The members of the fifty-fourth proved that they wanted to go down standing up just by joining the army. However there were many situations that proved this further, as the film continued.

Major Forbes, a friend of Colonel Shaw, is now the Major of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. Colonel Shaw asked him if he wanted to be the Major, but Forbes didn’t know if he was ready because he really didn’t truly believe in himself, he was unconfident and immature, but then he said yes because he saw that Colonel Shaw believed in him. He changed from not really wanting to work with the regiment to defending them from everything and from everyone, even sometimes from Colonel Shaw. Major Forbes got really attached to his regiment because he saw that they really wanted the freedom and they really wanted to learn everything so they could fight.