Glory released in 1989 and it has

GloryGlory is an historical movie Directed byEdward Zwick.

The movie was released in 1989 and it has won three academyawards. The movie is based on the true historical story on 54th MassachusettsVolunteer Infantry as told by the commanding officer, Robert Gould Shaw duringthe American Civil War in 1862. In 1862, President Lincoln’s EmancipationProclamation created an opportunity for African Americans to enlist in theUnion Army. The started recruiting a great number African-American enlisted. Someof which were free men but a lot of them were slaves. Robert Gould Shaw wasborn in a prominent family.

He was just 25 years old. He was a solder in theunion army he was offered a position by Governor John A. Andrew ofMassachusetts to become the first all African-American regiment commander andhe accepted and become the commanding officer of 54th Massachusetts. He startedhis job by training the African-American recruits at Camp Meigs outside Boston, Massachusetts. The Union soldiers initially respond to 54th MassachusettsVolunteer Infantry was very unfriendly and hostile towards them.

We know aboutracial attitudes in the North still the black soldiers had not only had to fightthe war but also deal with their prejudiced fellow white soldiers. The reaction of the Union soldiers wasexpected because at that period of time African-Americans were never to seen asequally as a white man. The regiment consisted of African-American enlisted mencommanded by white officers. The African-American that enlisted come different backgrounds some of them were free men and the other were slaves they perceive eachother in different manner some of the African-American who used to be slavesshow some hostility towards the free African-Americans.

Initially, sense ofcohesion within the unit was very tense but when they get to know one an otherthey become family. the 54th recruits were not fully supplied with the necessarytraining military uniforms like shoes. One of the 54th recruits resorted to stallingfrom other comps and he was caught on and they all thought he was deserting andhe was to punished. the punishment for desertion was Colonel Shaw had thedeserter, to be flagged in front of the entire regiment.

His choice of punishmentwas very poorly executed because of the background of the African-Americans. Itreminded of them how they were treated as a slave. After theColonel found out why deserted he went to the military supplier to demand shoesfor his regiment.

the African-American soldiers of the 54th were fought againstanother injustice too. The U. S.

Army paid black soldiers $10 a week but whitesoldiers got $3 more than the African-American soldiers. To protest againstthis injustice, the entire soldiers and officers refused to accept their wagesuntil black and white soldiers earned equal pay for equal work. While, the 54thsolders prepared to head to the battlefields of the South an announcement from theConfederate Congress says that every captured African-American would be soldinto slavery and every white officer in command of black troops would beexecuted.

Despite congresses decision they still finished their training.  the 54th regiment was ordered to march to BeaufortSouth Carolina on June, 1863. For sometime they were forced to work manual laborsbefore the were granted to be apart of the Battle. The first battle theyparticipated in Was the Battle of Grimball’s Landing they were able defendtheir territory. On Second Battle of Fort Wagner Colonel Shaw asked if the 54thcould lead the next Union charge on the battlefield and he was granted. on July18, 1863, the 54th soldiers executed a frontal assault against FortWagner suffered a great lose.