James Island Battle Scene | GLORY (1989) Movie CLIP HD

James Island Battle Scene | GLORY (1989) Movie CLIP HD

Following the Battle of Antietam, Col. Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick) is offered command of the United States' first all-African-American regiment, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. With junior officer Cabot Forbes (Cary Elwes), Shaw puts together a strong and proud unit, including the escaped slave Trip (Denzel Washington) and the wise gravedigger John Rawlins (Morgan Freeman). At first limited to menial manual tasks, the regiment fights to be placed in the heat of battle.
Release date: December 15, 1989 (USA)
Director: Edward Zwick

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[TD_]

I love how the dude in the glasses was the “weakest link” but he got the most bayonet kills. Let all that anger out my good man!

[carldrexler]

Best part is that when they are allowed to fire at will, Jimhi Kennedy fires the first round. The dude who got so frazzled in training got it together.

[RichardGalli-ri]

the 54th who survived these battles, many came out to Montana Territory after the war, & named Fort Shaw in honor of their colonel, who died in battle beside them

[mysticdragonwolf]

I’m reminded why there are so few if any cavalry charges in a forest.

Trees, bushes, roots, holes, and branches made any charge near impossible

[estebanquinones]

At 3:33 the soldier reloading is the same soldier shaw would fire his weapon at the air and yell "FASTER" due to the fact he was a good shot but was not being properly trained. Officers teach soldiers how to survive.

[florinivan]

Officer:Fire at will!!
That one guy named Will:Hey what did I do?

[travisgoonan]

Now those men were REAL warriors. God bless each and every one of them.

[James-luhb]

For those spewing revisionist history. The 54th Massachusetts Infantry suffered 43 casualties at James Island repelling Confederate advances until the 10th Connecticut could withdraw. The fighting depicted in the flim seems pretty accurate. The Confederates suffered 18 casualties on paper. But those numbers are debatable. The Confederacy was notorious for downplaying their losses to Black troops.

[camward]

So I looked up the real battle of James Island and it was quite...underwhelming compared to what is portrayed here. 14 Union troops were killed while only 3 Confederates were killed. The skirmish was more of a minor inconvenience for both sides.

[MrRolyat]

It’s really a treat when old school battle scenes like this are done well. Glory, The Patriot, Braveheart. Just great battle scenes.

[razorshark]

This is one of my all time favorite films about The American Civil War. So close to the real story of this regiment. The cast was well chosen because we have Simba and Robin Hood.

[stevenmcnabb]

In case there is any confusion, this scene is not depicting the Battle of James Island (which involved the 55th Massachusetts Colored Regiment), but rather the Battle of Grimball's Landing. An excerpt from the Wikipedia page on the battle:

"Meanwhile, the Confederates moved against James Island. On July 16, they attacked, with the goal of encircling and destroying a part of the Union forces there. The men of the 10th Connecticut Infantry were in an exposed position, and in jeopardy of being cut off. The Confederate efforts to get around them were checked by the men of the 54th Massachusetts, who rebuffed a series of attacks while the 10th Connecticut was withdrawn.[3] The 54th suffered 43 casualties, with 14 killed, 17 wounded, and 12 others lost to capture, but the 10th Connecticut was saved.[4] The following day the Union forces were pulled off the island.[5]

This battle was the first engagement of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.[6]"

[matthewskudzienski]

I love this movie since back in my days of My High School in 2010’s because I was good at learning about U.S. Military History Timeline

[Not-a-space-cat]

2:59 lol that sound effect was too funny

[thinkforyourself]

One of the best civil war movies, also one of the great war movies.

[kevgall]

No bayonets and then by magic bayonets fitted.

[williamcarey]

Sergeant Major Mulcahy did am outstanding job training and preparing the men for combat!!

[russbarker]

I love this movie. But, in this scene, when was the order to "fix bayonets" given?

[Kevlar_soul]

This will be forever one of my favorite war movies.

No other has so many great characters. Have the old hand, angry at the world, educated weakling, average man, rich man white something to prove.

None of them perfect but all very real. What I imaging a civil war unit it would actually be like.

[erickleefeld]

This scene does a good job of showing a “minor” battle in the woods, distinct from the famous battlefields like Gettysburg. If you’re the man in it, any battle is a big one.