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 PAY VOUCHER CAPT 21ST U.S. INFANTRY SPANISH AMERICAN WAR JULY 1899 MANILA US $25.00 
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 4TH U.S. INFANTRY SPANISH AMERICAN WAR FINAL STATEMENT ~ WILLIAMSON ILLINOIS US $35.00
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 23RD U.S. INFANTRY SPANISH AMERICAN WAR FINAL STATEMENT ~ BENTON CO TENNESSEE US $35.00
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 18TH U.S. INFANTRY SPANISH AMERICAN WAR FINAL STATEMENT ~ WASHINGTON CO TEXAS US $35.00
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 18TH U.S. INFANTRY SPANISH AMERICAN WAR FINAL STATEMENT ~ ONTARIO CANADA US $35.00
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 17TH U.S. INFANTRY SPANISH AMERICAN WAR FINAL STATEMENT ~ BELMONT CO OHIO US $35.00
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 13TH U.S. INFANTRY SPANISH AMERICAN WAR FINAL STATEMENT ~ HOBOKEN NY US $35.00
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 US SPANISH AMERICAN WAR COLLINS #127 CAVALRY MACHETE US $250.00
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 KRAG 1899 BAYONET SPANISH AMERICAN WAR ERA EXCELLENT CONDITION NO SCABBARD US $120.00
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 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR COLLECTIBLES - 3 STEREO VIEWS - U.S. & SPANISH SHIPS US $9.95
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 c1900 US Navy Eagle Spanish American War Wallace Silver Soldered Sauceboat Plate US $49.99
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 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR CARTRIDGE B ELT 30-40 KRAG US $70.70
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 spanish american war patriotic military metal bronze soldier gold red ribbon US $19.99
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 Spanish-American War era cap devices (2) crossed rifles US $12.00
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 Spanish American War - Minnesota 13th - St. Paul, Mn. 1899 US $24.95
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 Antique Lithograph U.S. Navy Naval Uniform Spanish American War Print H.A. Ogden US $31.49
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 1898 Spanish American War Non-Coms Co B 9th N.Y.V. Inft US $125.00
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 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR, AMERICAN VOLUNTEER SOLDIER CAMP WETHERILL GREENVILLE SC US $15.00
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 Neat Antique First Infantry F Company Soldier Photograph - Spanish American War? US $9.99
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 RARE ORIGINAL PHOTO USS MAINE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR SAILOR US $19.99
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 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR HAT INSIGNIA CAMP GLENN NC US $10.00
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 RARE US NAVY SPANISH AMERICAN WAR SAILOR'S JUMPER-RARE MFG TAG 1902 -RED/GUNNER US $89.88
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 Original US Spanish American War Knife and Fork Set with Wooden Handles US $9.99
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 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR LAPEL STUD US $22.00
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 Spanish-American War Oregon Veteran William Bellamy US $69.99
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 1902 Pennsylvania National Guard Marksman's Badge, Spanish American War US $48.00
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 Spanish American War Character Portrait Covers Set of 7 TR McKinley Dewey, etc. US $49.99
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 Vintage Secretary Long USS Maine Spanish-American War Sterling Souvenir Spoon US $49.99
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 1909 Legion Honor Pin Loyalty-Knwldg-Tnacty-Indstry-Optmsm-Spanish American War? US $44.99
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 US Colonel Insignia Spanish American War Sterling Silver pin back US $69.00
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 REAR ADMIRAL GEORGE DEWEY FLAG SPANISH AMERICAN WAR 13X19 PRINT REPRODUCTION US $9.99
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 The Spanish American War Million Dollar Bills (5/$3.00) US $3.00
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 1948 KANSAS SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VET CONVENTION MEDAL US $24.99
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 ROOSEVELT ROUGH RIDERS SPANISH AMERICAN WAR PHOTO 1602 US $7.99
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 Spanish American War Rough Riders Theodore Roosevelt US $14.99
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 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VETERAN PLAQUE 1898 -1902 US $24.95
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 VERY NICE GROUPING OF SPAINISH AMERICAN WAR THINGS OS PVT. MARR-GREAT SHAPE US $455.00
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 Spanish American War Era Black Regiment Musician’s Cap Insignia US $10.00
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 Vintage WOVEN SILK RIBBON,Spanish-American War US $125.00
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 Spanish American War Stereoptic "Farewell Darling" US $4.00
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 Spanish American War Stereoptic "Battle Of Manila" US $4.00
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 Spanish American War Stereoptic "Rear Admiral Sampson" US $4.00
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 1898 Newspaper SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR Beginning William T. Sampson U.S. NAVY Cuba US $29.00
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 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR MILK GLASS LIDDED JAR DRUM AND CANNON US $35.00
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 Spanish American War Admiral Dewey's flagship Olympia US $12.00
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 Nice Original Spanish-American War Era US M1892 Krag Bayonet w/ Scabbard 1895 US $61.00
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 Spanish American War 1898 Cuba Cienfuegos US $7.50
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 Office of Naval Intelligence Spanish American War 1898-1900/Burleson of Texas US $174.99
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 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR LARGE NAVY GROUP PHOTO, RARE TRAINING PHOTO! US $35.00
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 THE STORY OF THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR 1898 HUGE ILLUSTRATED PHOTO BOOK US $109.99
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 1900 1st Edition MEN WITH THE BARK ON; Frederic Remington, Spanish-American War US $26.00
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 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR USN OFFICER'S MESS SILVERWARE AND SERVING SPOON US $20.00
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 Spanish American War Relics, Camp Thomas Chickamauga GA US $3.50
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 Spanish-American War 72nd NY Infantry NCO Hat Badge US $9.99
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 Spanish-American War Co L 70th NY Infantry Hat Badge US $9.99
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 Spanish-American War Co G 13th Penna Infantry Hat Badge US $16.80
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 Spanish-American War Co B 1st Penna Infantry Hat Badge US $9.99
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 Spanish-American War Co B 6th Penna Infantry Hat Badge US $16.50
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 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR ERA NAVAL INSIGNIA ON STORECARD US $9.99
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 Spanish-American War Co M 16th Penna Infantry Hat Badge US $14.50
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 Spanish-American War Co C 10th Penna Infantry Hat Badge US $15.50
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 Spanish-American War Co B 1st Penna Infantry Bugler Hat Badge US $41.00
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 Spanish-American War 1st Penna Infantry Musician Hat Badge US $36.00
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 Spanish-American War 4th Cavalry NCO Hat Badge US $12.89
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 WASHINGTON VOLUNTEERS 1899 VINTAGE STEREOVIEW SPANISH AMERICAN WAR SOLDIERS US $9.95
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 ARMY CAMP PHILIPPINES 1899 VINTAGE STEREOVIEW SPANISH AMERICAN WAR SOLDIERS US $9.95
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 1899 WERNER ART PRINT SPANISH AMERICAN WAR MARINES US $35.00
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 1899 WERNER ART PRINT US CAVALRY SPANISH AMERICAN WAR US $24.99
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 1899 WERNER ART PRINT US INFANTRY SPANISH AMERICAN WAR US $24.99
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 1899 WERNER PRINT CAVALRY UNIFORMS SPANISH AMERICAN WAR US $35.00
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 1899 WERNER PRINT INFANTRY UNIFORM SPANISH AMERICAN WAR US $35.00
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 1899 WERNER PRINT US ARMY UNIFORMS SPANISH AMERICAN WAR US $24.99
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 GEN FITZHUGH LEE HAVANA 1899 VINTAGE STEREOVIEW SPANISH AMERICAN WAR SOLDIERS US $9.95
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 OLD 1899 WERNER MILITARY ART PRINT SPANISH AMERICAN WAR US $24.99
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 2 Spanish Infantry Uniform Buttons - Spanish American War US $7.95
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 1898 Stereoview Card-Spanish American War-US BATTLESHIP "MASSACHUSETTS" US $9.99
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 Spanish-American War, WWI Colonel Tunic/Jacket of Colonel Ira Reeves!! US $1,499.99
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 1898 Spanish American War Patriotic. US $6.95
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 1898 SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. SPANISH SOLDIERS IN CUBA SWEAR TO CONQUER OR DIE . . US $125.00
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 Spanish American War Helmet Button Infantry US $11.25
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 SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. MAP OF CARIBBEAN. FIRST PRISONER TO KEY WEST. 1898. US $100.00
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 C4800: (5) 1890's Spanish American War Patriotic Covers US $29.00
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 Spanish American War Medal US $40.00
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 ANN CHASE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR HERO CIRCA 1850 BAILEY SILVER PRESENTATION SET US $5,000.00
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 1898 Vintage SPAN-AM WAR BOOK - HISTORY of the SPANISH AMERICAN WAR, ILLUSTRATED US $65.00
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 Philippines Filipino Dagger Sword Insurrection Era Spanish American War US $75.00
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 Original SPANISH AMERICAN WAR MEDAL 1898 - 1902 USA A-7709 Flag Ribbon Badge Pin US $139.95
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 SOLDIERS OFF TO WAR - SPANISH AMERICAN WAR - CYANOTYPES -COMPANY K - APR 27 1898 US $39.95
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American War
The Transparency Of American Shame In The Fort Wagner Assault Is Depicted In
Copyright (c) 2011 John V
Assault on Fort Wagner Earned Respect for Black Soldiers in Glory Lets U.S. Root for Abolition
The movie Glory received widespread popular and critical acclaim. The 1989 film depicts the Union assault on Fort Wagner on July 18, 1863, during the U.S. Civil War. It provides great emphasis to the valiant efforts of all the all-black regiment, the 54th Massachusetts. Countless examinations of the veracity of the film's portrayal are available on the internet, so an extended discussion of this question is unnecessary. However, it is interesting to consider some of the possible reasons why this particular movie has been called one of the "best American war movies," and why it received so much public applause.
Truthfully, there was a 54th Massachusetts and it did play an important role in capturing Fort Wagner and Charleston Harbor by leading the frontal charge on the fort that resulted in an incredible casualty rate for the regiment. Sergeant Carney earned his Medal of Honor from holding up and protecting the regiment's flag despite suffering many wounds. But many of the details, including the time of day of said charge, the lack of artillery fire, and the companionship that the movie develops between four soldiers through training camp before the assault, were all inaccurate, either deliberately for the sake of the movie's commercial success or because making everything closely adhere to the history based on accounts can cost more than it is worth. Even though the most important component of the story, that a regiment of approximately 600 African American Soldiers fought, many to death, for the right of all men to be free, was true.
This simple story seems to play a large role in why viewers connected with this film so completely. Popular misconception holds that President Abraham Lincoln began the war with the succeeded states in order to eradicate slavery. Though this oversimplification misses several important nuances, it is understandable that we as citizens of the United States would want to identify with a history that prioritizes eradicating slavery. The duration of slavery in the United States and the continued difficulty that our country has with racial and economic inequality as a result are for many people a matter of deep-seated, almost subconscious shame.
We rightly view the condition enslaving humans as an abomination and act of inhumanity, and wish to identify with anything that pays homage to efforts to end slavery, such as the glorification of the 54th Massachusetts. So when widely loved actors Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman, supported by Andre Braugher and Jihmi Kennedy, portrayed their characters in the regiment as admirable soldiers that we want to both empathize with and respect for their heroism, it is no wonder viewers flocked to praise the film. It tugged on our heartstrings and played to several national scars that are still open wounds.
Interestingly, the real importance of the role that the 54th played in the assault on Fort Wagner was that after this moment, commanders across the Union lost their reticence to trust and rely on black brigades. Up to that point, neither the North nor the South made any real effort to take advantage of the mammoth resource that each side had in their black populations. Though the South hung onto the foolish belief that black soldiers would be too inferior to be helpful, African American soldiers went on to significantly bolster Northern armies. President Lincoln went as far as to say that black soldiers won the war for the Union. Of course, the movie Glory needs make no mention of these facts to earn our interest and praise. Even knowing all this, it is difficult to do anything else than cheer for the 54th while watching the film.
About the Author
The assault of Fort Wagner was a historical turning point for black soldiers during the Civil War as depicted in the movie "Glory". For more information of Civil War battles, visit
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