One private was a doctor. The movie Glory is incredibly accurate in its story of the 54th Massachusetts regiment, the first all black regiment in the history of the United States. Additionally, the assault on Fort Wagner was portrayed extremely truthfully, with huge casualties for the 54th and the 54th’s failure in capturing the confederate stronghold (the only fault here that the attack took place from south to north, rather than north to south as depicted in the movie; but this neither matters, nor does it take away from the entire movie). In several of the close ups of Matthew's face, the fabric backing of his fake mustache is visible. The song itself is highly emotional and peaceful, becoming nearly heartbreaking when juxtaposed against the chaos and violence of the next day. In the film, Shaw dies after falling on the parapet of Fort Wagner. In formal military terms, casualties include captured soldiers. He also was not as corrupt as the "Harker" character shown here. Alternate Versions The American Revolution had a few all-black regiments, but they fought for the British, and settled in Atlantic Canada afterward. So I made a list of lyrics from each of his songs that you could use in your next Instagram caption. According to an account by the unit's Color Sgt., Shaw made it to the top of the wall, was shot once through the heart, died instantly, and fell outside of the wall. One such inaccuracy deals with the apparent background of the black soldiers that make up the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. Jennifer Kustanovich, SUNY Stony Brook5. How many of these useful items do you keep in your own bag? The stripes of the era were individual stripes, and had to be sewn on one-by-one. The movie consistently shows Confederate troops carrying the classic "stars and bars" Confederate battle flag. Another example of advanced cinematography can be seen in the final scene, as Shaw is dragged to a ditch and thrown in with piles of other dead bodies, the camera trained on his lifeless face as it tumbles on a stack of the deceased, symbolic of his importance and ultimate mortality. Shaw’s death is also accurate; there are many reports of him being shot three times through the chest, as it was also shown in the film. (The movie will get a wide release on Jan. When Shaw is shot during the assault on Fort Wagner, a cable trails from his leg as he falls to the sand. At the end of the day, one of the key elements of whether a movie’s historical accuracy matters comes down to each specific audience member. During the final battle scene with the 54th forming up for the attack on Ft. Wagner on the beach, the ocean is to their left. He should have said "you should have seen us in action yesterday.". When the scene cuts to his dialogue, his coat is buttoned all the way up. Most of the battle scenes were clearly filmed at Civil War reenactments, as the soldiers approach far too close (especially to cannon) in large numbers before they fire. He was promoted to Major once the regiment had assembled its first company, and became a Colonel a few weeks later, after the regiment was approaching full strength. When the actors open their mouths wide, only their front few teeth are yellowed, the rest are bright white. Private Trip would not have been whipped, at least not by someone as by-the-book as Colonel Shaw. As Rawlins hands out the Enfield rifles, he calls out each one's serial number. During 54th's first battle scene, Sergeant Major Rawlins kills a Confederate officer wearing the Union-type shoulder pads of a First Lieutenant. Many songs on both sides of the Civil War used the same melody, including "The Bonnie Blue Flag" and "Arms of Abraham," a humorous song lamenting the experiences of a draftee in the Union Army. When Rawlins is promoted to Sergeant Major on the boats, he is called to front and center. At the time, he was part of the Army of the Cumberland's Tullahoma Campaign in Tennessee. In the vast majority of such attacks, the result was almost always followed by heavy cavalry casualties. One child wears a digital watch on his hand. Brittany Morgan, National Writer's Society2. Shaw for desertion, the beatings of the drum are off. The shadow on Shaw's face changes when he tells men he will tear up his paycheck. When Shaw is wounded at the battle of Antietam, he crawls up against a dead soldier. When Jupiter shoots bottles with his newly issued rifle, he shoulders the weapon on his right side, but looks with his left eye. Movies I need to see to complete the IMDb Top 250 2002 and get the badge, 1989 - The movies I've seen Best to Worst. Nearly all of the men could read and write. When Major Forbes arrives on the scene when the 54th is starting a fight with the white Union soldiers, the corporal the Major calls out changes from corporal to sergeant and back. However, 54th Mass. There we should in every way resist it as a wrong, treating it as a wrong, with the fixed idea that it must and will come to an end." I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.”), to claim the title of the ‘Great Emancipator’ after issuing a proclamation freeing slaves in rebellious territories, and finally to work with radical republicans to pass the 13th amendment, abolishing slavery in 1865. As he does so, he salutes with his palm facing forward. "Glory" (at the Cineplex Odeon Century City) is an eloquent, heart-tugging Civil War epic about the first black infantry regiment to march off to battle for the Union. The lyrics date to 1831, and were popular by 1863. "The Bonnie Blue Flag" plays when the 54th returns from the Battle of James Island. Of those casualties, 116 were fatalities, just under 20% of the men to storm the fort. As Lincoln addressed, throughout the 1860s, a political and proverbial war of ideology in the United States raged alongside the physical battles between north and south. Showing all 72 items. The paper concludes that the historical accuracy of the film is not as important as the actual making and viewing of the film. When the 54th Massachusetts march past the Southern plantation, a group of slave children run out to see them. General Charles Garrison Harker wasn't in South Carolina when the 54th Massachusetts was there. As former President Abraham Lincoln said, "Slavery may long exist, and perhaps the best way for it to come to an end peaceably is for it to exist for a length of time. Today, a large part of what remains of Fort Wagner is underwater, due to erosion from the sea. That flag, given to the regiment by the state government, was never carried in action. If the 156 captured soldiers are included, it brings the total to over 50%. Just before Christmas, Shaw rides his horse, practicing with his sabre on watermelons, which are harvested in the late spring and early summer. If you don't keep these 27 items In your purse, what's in there? Definitely wine. A Long, Wet Voyage When the units are lined up on the beach before the assault on the fort, Union artillery fires over the heads of Union infantry just a few yards in front of them. Like all historical movies Glory gets certain things right and certain things wrong. It's finally 2021 and we're honestly all just happy that 2020 is over. To be a consistently good shot, Jupiter should have been looking with his right eye. Quotes Radhi, SUNY Stony Brook3. The Union Army banned flogging in 1861. The director points it out in the UK DVD release. Only the midpoint of the sole appears worn-out. Although the film contained numerous historical inaccuracies, its heart, as one historian put it, was in the right place. Although Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was unpopular, his assassination by Serbian nationalists on June 28, 1914 was the spark that started WWI. His screenplay was based on two books, Lincoln Kirstein's Lay This Laurel (1973) and Peter Burchard's One Gallant Rush (1965), and the personal letters of Robert Gould Shaw. For two months, Union regiments dug a series of zigzag trenches on Morris Island, bringing long-range artillery guns closer and closer to Fort Wagner. A children's choir sings "My Country 'Tis of Thee." According to official records, the 54th sustained 272 casualties, closer to 40%. The position of the sun as Shaw inspects the beach before Fort Wagner. The men's breath is visible the night before the big attack on Fort Wagner. One person may watch Braveheart, a classic tale about a Scottish revolution led by the legendary William Wallace,and love the kilt cladden-Scotsmen, feeling that it adds to the feel of the movie. In real life, the 54th Massachusetts didn't accept runaway slaves because Gov. When Colonel Shaw volunteers to lead the charge on Fort Wagner, he tells General Strong, "you should have seen us in action two days ago; we were a sight to see". During the Civil War, the command would have been "rest" or "in place rest.". Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates. In the next shot, his palm is facing the ground. | Historically, Shaw was not promoted immediately upon taking command of the 54th regiment. Throughout Lincoln’s presidency and larger political career, his main goal was to preserve the Union and to protect the constitution, goals which necessitated morphing to appease public perception. In the final attack, Thomas stabs a Confederate soldier with a gun that bends right before he is stabbed. Women are known to lug around heavy purses with unnecessary items inside. The length of Forbes's facial hair when General Strong is giving his speech and then, later the next day, during the battle. In the film, Shaw's body is dumped into the mass grave with his red sash. In one such occurrence, when Lincoln felt the Union was strong enough and the public opinion lenient enough after not losing the battle of Antietam, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which not only called for the freedom of slaves in parts of 10 states, but also allowed for the conscription of black men into the Union army. Hits from the sixties until today for all your jamming purposes. It was a naval flag adopted late in the war and flown by a few ships. When Col. Shaw is in camp at Readville, his horse tack has yellow leather. This topic is thoroughly discussed in the 1989 film Glory, and although the majority of Glory’s main characters were completely fictional and the 54th regiment was composed mostly of educated freedmen rather than the ragtag bunch of runaway slaves that were depicted in the movie, the film’s portrayal of the regiment’s climactic march against Fort Wagner, of the 54th regiment’s leader, Robert Gould Shaw, and of the treatment of black soldiers throughout the civil war were remarkably accurate, making the film as a whole extremely historically correct. Connections The educated northern blacks who actually made up the regiment likely wouldn't know work songs originating in the fields of southern plantations, never mind adding new lyrics. Germany supported Austria against Serbia, its patron Russia, and Russia’s ally France. It shows how "worn out" the shoe is supposed to be, and the subsequently the damage to the man's foot. His burial too, is historically correct—in both the movie and in real life, Shaw was buried with his fellow soldiers and the confederates refused to give his body to the Union. The movie does a very good job of addressing the discrimination faced by the 54th Massachusetts as well as their heroic performance at Battery Wagner in July 1863. For nearly two years, the Civil War was a whites-only affair. Glory, the epic account of the 54th Massachusetts, one of the first all-black regiments in the Civil War, contains numerous historical inaccuracies. Throughout Glory, there are scenes that make you weep, characters whom you grow to love, and battles so infuriating that you shake with rage. President Abraham Lincoln, concerned about harming the morale of white soldiers and alienating slaveholding border states, initially resisted pleas to allow black combat troops in the Union Army. During the siege, the Confederates in the fort discovered that their wells had been poisoned by the decomposing bodies of Union soldiers buried in nearby mass graves. After an intense two-day bombardment by Union artillery, the Confederate Army was forced to abandon Fort Wagner on the night of September 6, 1863. Everyone's been here. Civil War artillery did not fire over the heads of friendly troops for several reasons, including premature explosion of shells. Clare Regelbrugge, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Sign in to comment to your favorite stories, participate in your community and interact with your friends. There is never an order given to fix them. and how it is important for all Americans to recognize the ways blacks served during the Civil War, and how hard they fought to gain the freedom for all blacks in the country. In the film, Shaw's conversation with General Strong takes place on the 17th, with the regiment resting that night and making the charge the next day. Most modern historical films have been adjusted to fit Hollywood standards thus compromising the historical accuracy. 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At James Island, Thomas's bayonet sticks out of the Confederate soldier's chest, with Thomas right behind him. In one of the most incredible and best acted scenes of the entire movie, the character Trip is whipped, and a single tear falls down his cheek. In the film, Shaw accepts regimental command after being promoted directly from Captain to Colonel. Sometimes this can make the distinction between fact and fiction a gray line. Over here! Factual error: One of the characters of Glory is a mute drummer boy. The movie consistently shows Confederate troops carrying the classic "stars and bars" Confederate battle flag. In the opening scenes, when Shaw marches beside his soldiers toward the Antietam battle, the rank insignia on his epaulets change from that of a captain (two bars) to that of a second lieutenant (no insignia within the epaulet borders) because it's a flashback. Fort Wagner was attacked from the south, so the Atlantic Ocean should be on the right. Overall, Glory was an excellent movie, thoroughly enjoyed, and utterly worthy of its ranking. But… the spread and strengthening and perpetuation of it is an entirely different proposition. Shortly after Rawlins says the men need shoes, a soldier's shoe is slowly removed in front of Shaw. In real life. When Shaw finally loses patience with the Quartermaster, he marches in and demands 600 pairs of shoes and 1200 pairs of socks. Authentic Enfield rifles don't have serial numbers, but reproductions do. The red sash was taken by a private, and a Ft. Wagner officer bought it from him later. Although the majority of its main characters were fictional, such as Trip, John Rawlins, and Private Jupiter Sharts, they enhanced the film as they represented archetypes of real people who would have been a part of the 54th regiment. The goof items below may give away important plot points. Directed by Edward Zwick. Granted, this film is basically science fiction, emphasis on fiction, but the historical inaccuracies still totally bugged audiences. 9.) The melody is "The Irish Jaunting Car," a British song from the Crimean War. When Pvt. This would mean that they were headed south instead of north. Gen. Harker is based upon Maj. Gen. David "Black Dave" Hunter, who enlisted ex-slaves in the Department of South Carolina. Andrew wanted it to be an elite unit. Having an animal around can do more for you than just keep you company. Kevin Jarre's inspiration for writing the film came from viewing the monument to Colonel Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in Boston Common. Especially with an unfamiliar weapon, it would've been impossible to get a proper sight with his left eye. The following morning, Union soldiers entered the deserted fort. As the war dragged on, however, Lincoln eventually switched course, … It wouldn't have been at any battle or site in South Carolina or Georgia. The movie claims that "over half" of the regiment was lost during the assault on Fort Wagner. In fact, modern military regulations require hats (covers) be worn whenever outdoors. Overall, the film Glory was astonishingly accurate and should be recommended to any student who wants to gain a better knowledge of the Civil War and/or the 54th regiment. They're actually .577 caliber. This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator. When the 54th first marches past a mansion in Georgia, a square concrete curb is visible on the left side of the road (to the soldiers' right). It's a feel-good basketball flick based on the 1966, Texas Western Basketball team, … Shaw's body is thrown into a mass grave still in uniform, minus boots and socks. However, in Pearl Harbor, the Queen Mary appears in all her colored glory, decorated in red, black, and white rather than gray. Some of them are minor. 2020 is a year to remember but it's not as bad as we made it out to be. To add to the seemingly endless pile of inaccuracies, the movie features whole battles that didn't happen, large catapults that would never have been lugged into open battlefields, a breed of dog (German shepherd) that didn't exist at the time and Latin inscriptions with incorrect grammar [source: Ward]. The 54th went on to fight at Olustee, Florida (February 20, 1864), Honey Hill, South Carolina (November 30, 1864), and Boykin's Mill, South Carolina (April 18, 1865). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we all know that cutting out social interaction has taken its toll. Because only the most healthy and robust African-Americans were allowed to enlist in this regiment, many recruits were rejected for medical reasons. Infantry tack was all black, or sometimes blue. When Rawlins finds him, he is lying next to a completely different man. However, Hollywood tends to put a spin on the reality with words like inspired or based on a true story. Other harsh punishments were used, such as being "spread eagled" on the spare wheel of an artillery limber, which often broke the man's back. The 54th Massachusetts was not the first all-Negro regiment. | Songs About Being 17Grey's Anatomy QuotesVine Quotes4 Leaf CloverSelf Respect, 1. In the Civil War, Cavalry troops on both sides didn't attack deployed infantry head-on as depicted unless the attack was made in response to a surprise encounter, or out of sheer desperation to escape an enemy encirclement. The hammer is still in cocked position, meaning Trip never actually pulled the trigger, and the "click" was added in post-production. Some of these inaccuracies are minor and thus don’t have a large impact, while others are major. During the assault on the fort, the bayonets are obviously rubber. Although African Americans had fought with distinction in the American Revolution and the War of 1812, many in the North questioned the discipline and fighting capabilities of African Americans. Neither would be acceptable at the time of the Civil War. In the second assault on Fort Wagner, Shaw is shot three times in the midsection on the wall. Kristen Haddox, Penn State University4. After being greeted by Undertaker, they wave. It was a naval flag adopted late in the war and flown by a few ships. I decided to ask my Instagram followers how they felt about 2020 and the results were a little more mixed up than expected. According to Confederate General Johnson Hagood. Its first battle was James Island, South Carolina, on July 16, 1863, then Fort Wagner on July 18, 1863. He returned the sash to Shaw's widow 20 years later. Britain joined France and Russia when Germany refused to guarantee the neutrality of Belgium. As the 54th Massachusetts is preparing for battle at James Island, Rawlins shouts to the soldiers "All right men, form a firing line! | The 54th was the first formal unit of the Union Army to be made up entirely of African-American enlisted men; all of the officers were white men. That wouldn't have been enough; the unit had 1100 soldiers at full strength. In real life, the Sergeant Major of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, was Lewis Henry Douglass, oldest son of Frederick Douglass, age 22 when the unit was mustered in. In the movie, Shaw is surprised when the men refuse pay that was reduced because they are a "colored" regiment, though he eventually joins them in their refusal. When the camera faces General Harter, Cabot's face is leaning on one hand. The number one movie in the nation last weekend was Glory Road. The real James Montgomery was a actually a fanatical abolitionist in the vein of John Brown (for whom he considered mounting a rescue mission). He was also 25, unlike 44-year-old, In the film, Shaw asks who will carry the colors if they should fall during the assault on Fort Wagner. The sky changes from clear to overcast multiple times on the beach prior to the charge of Fort Wagner. When they first form the line in that scene, bayonets are obviously not fixed. The acclaimed Civil War hit, […] And those who were asked to detect the inaccuracies in the films learned just as much incorrect information as students who were merely told to watch them.The historical inaccuracies in movies used in the research included:-- The film "Glory," which tells the story of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry in the Civil War. Here are 25 iconic songs from the past 50+ years. The cinematography in Glory also contributes to its ranking of 4 ½ out of 5 miniballs; the battle scenes of Fort Wagner were filmed with strange angles and jerky movements, making one feel as if they are a part of the fight itself. 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