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>> henceforth shall this day take rank with the 4th of july. henceforth it becomes the date of a new and glorious era in the history of american liberty. now well see if lincoln is as good as his word. and the militia act paved the way for lincoln to fulfill one of frederick douglass goals -- allowing black soldiers to fight for their own freedom. douglass himself recruits 100 men to join the new 54th massachusetts regiment, including his son, lewis. >> right shoulder. shift arms. >> the governo...

At each other. >> the battle-hardened rebels throw back the unions first wave. to the north, robert gould shaw and the second massachusetts prepare to enter the fray. >> whats this? for my mother, in boston. if i should fall, shaw i want you to see that she gets it. >> it wont come to that dwight. second massachusetts, fall in! ♪ ♪ >> left! left! left! >> forward! >> left! left! left! left! left! >> americans had not seen so many of their fellow countrymen dead and wounded on a

Civil wars bloodiest battles. >> the fight begins at dawn as union general joe hookers troops attack stonewall jacksons confederate corps. >> the southern army has drawn up in a defensive position, running roughly from a cornfield in the north down to some high ground in the south. and mcclellan throws his army at lees northern flank. and youve got these two armies absolutely throwing themselves at each other. >> the battle-hardened rebels throw back the unions first wave. to the north, robert g...

>> a letter. for my mother, in boston. if i should fall, shaw, i want you to see that she gets it. >> it wont come to that, dwight. second massachusetts, fall in! ♪ ♪ >> left! left! left! >> forward! >> left! left! left! left! left! >> americans had not seen so many of their fellow countrymen dead and wounded on a battlefield. all the bodies, it just staggered them. [ gunshots ] [ men whooping ] >> forward! forward, men! forward!

>> henceforth shall this day take rank with the 4th of july. henceforth it becomes the date of a new and glorious era in the history of american liberty. now well see if lincoln is as good as his word. >> the emancipation proclamation and the militia act paved the way for lincoln to fulfill one of frederick douglass goals -- allowing black soldiers to fight for their own freedom. douglass himself recruits 100 men to join the new 54th massachusetts regiment, including his son, lewis. >> right sho...

>> robert gould shaw, a massachusetts regimental officer, hes coming face-to-face with the human cost of war, and so hes wondering, whats the point of all this carnage?oint of all this suffering? are these men gonna die in vain? ♪ ♪ >> mutilating corpses, shaw? >> mothers need something to remember their sons by. what the hell are they all dying for? these deaths should mean something more. they have to. >> people like shaw begin to think, "well, this war, in order to be meaningful, in order...

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