"Glory, the epic account of the 54th Massachusetts, one of the
first all-black regiments in the Civil War, contains numerous historical
inaccuracies. Some of them are minor. For instance, the regiment’s
climactic assault against Battery Wagner, the Confederate stronghold
guarding Charleston harbor, actually took place from south to north,
rather than north to south as depicted in the movie."
This is an excerpt from an ashbrook.org review of the film.
Paraphrase:
The movie glory about the first all black regiment in the civil war has many historical inaccuracies. many of them are minor such as when the attacked Fort Wagner in the film they attacked from north to south whereas in real life they attacked from south to north.
Updated paraphrase:
Many slight historical inaccuracies are used in the movie, Glory, a
historical report of one of the first all-black regiments, called the
54th Massachusetts. A minor example of these inaccuracies is during the key battle at Fort Wagner, in the Charleston harbor, where many
Confederate soldiers were located and fought for the south. In the movie, the battle took place
from north to south, while it actually took place from south to north.
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