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-Also, I think the Union government did want the slaves as black troops. The Union needed laborers, thus the contraband of runaway slaves was a good source put to use beginning with sticking them in the navy, putting them to work on the grounds, and eventually, once they were skilled, placing them into combat. Eventually viewed as good fighters, the Union began to recruit blacks from the north and south for the war effort, at the same time ultimately weakening the south by removing their labor. After all, what else would the Union do with about a quarter of the southern black population that carried a hint of hatred against confederates?-James Drury | -Also, I think the Union government did want the slaves as black troops. The Union needed laborers, thus the contraband of runaway slaves was a good source put to use beginning with sticking them in the navy, putting them to work on the grounds, and eventually, once they were skilled, placing them into combat. Eventually viewed as good fighters, the Union began to recruit blacks from the north and south for the war effort, at the same time ultimately weakening the south by removing their labor. After all, what else would the Union do with about a quarter of the southern black population that carried a hint of hatred against confederates?-James Drury | ||
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| + | When reading Gooding's letters, he mentions the sacking and burning of Darien by Colonel Montgomery and his 2nd SC regiment, which was depicted in the movie. In the letter, the attack on Darien was depicted as barbaric and extreme, with a footnote sighting the Shaw himself was very disappointed in how Montgomery handled his troops during this attack, how he felt the 2nd SC had gone too far for personal gain, rather than furthering the cause of the Union. This interpretation was depicted in the movie when Montgomery orders Shaw to have the 54th contribute to the destruction of the town by burning down the mansions and Shaw tries to refuse on moral principles, before Montgomery pulls rank. ~Juliann | ||
== 3 Movie as primary source about makers/time/setting/genre == | == 3 Movie as primary source about makers/time/setting/genre == | ||
