I am still sometimes surprised by the ways in which the movie Glory has shaped my understanding of Robert Gould Shaw and the men in the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
Consider this scene from the movie in which Shaw chastises Major Forbes for his failure to properly train the men to discharge their weapons in an efficient manner.
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