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Union officer who accepts command of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He advocates for his men's rights, protests unequal pay, and refuses manual labor assignments. He volunteers his regimen...
A formerly enslaved Black soldier in the 54th. Initially resentful, he leads the pay refusal protest against racial inequality. Despite his doubts about the war, he ultimately rallies the regiment by...
Shaw's close friend and second-in-command of the 54th. He remains loyal throughout training and combat. During the Fort Wagner assault, he leads soldiers into the fort's outer defenses and survives th...
A free Black man and early recruit. He demonstrates strong leadership by mentoring younger soldiers and providing Shaw with crucial insights into the men's morale, earning a promotion to Sergeant-Majo...
One of the initial volunteers for the 54th. He endures the regiment's rigorous training and combat deployment. He survives the brutal assault on Fort Wagner and is among the small group of survivors w...
The regiment's drill instructor responsible for the 54th's rigorous training. He oversees the soldiers' preparation before they are deployed into combat assignments.
A highly educated free Black man and early recruit. During the Battle of James Island, he is wounded but heroically saves Trip's life. He survives the Fort Wagner assault and is among the final group...
An officer in the 54th who participates in the assault on Fort Wagner. He is killed during the initial push into the fort's outer defenses alongside Major Forbes.
A Union general who assumes command of the 54th after their training. Shaw confronts him about the regiment being used for manual labor and civilian raids, threatening to report Harker's corruption un...
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Morse serves as an officer in the 54th while Shaw commands the regiment during the Fort Wagner assault.
Forbes leads soldiers into the fort's outer defenses, and Jupiter is among the survivors facing the final Confederate gun.
The 54th comes under Harker's command before Trip is sent into labor, raid, and combat assignments.
Strong briefs the regimental commanders before Forbes participates in the Fort Wagner assault.
Strong informs regimental commanders about the Charleston Harbor campaign, and Shaw volunteers the 54th for the assault on Fort Wagner.
Harker commands the 54th after training, while Montgomery orders the Darien raid and participates in the command structure Shaw challenges.
Jupiter undergoes the rigorous training overseen by Mulcahy.
Mulcahy conducts the rigorous training endured by Thomas and the other recruits.
Mulcahy trains the regiment before Rawlins is promoted to Sergeant-Major.
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Morse and Thomas participate in the Fort Wagner assault; Morse is killed and Thomas is wounded in the fort's outer defenses.
Forbes leads a party into the fort's outer defenses, where Charlie Morse is killed during the push.
Trip leaves camp to replace his worn-out shoes because the quartermaster is withholding supplies.
Montgomery's order sends Trip and the 54th to sack and burn Darien, an assignment Shaw and the men resent.
A Union regiment of Black soldiers transforms discrimination, sacrifice, and battlefield courage into a broader military and historical consequence.
Directed by Edward Zwick
Glory (1989) · 7.5/10 · drama, history, war
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