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"The attack on Fort Wagner, which is the climax of the movie, comes as close to anything I've ever seen on screen to capturing the chaos and brutality that were particular to the Civil War battles. Weapons maimed as often as they killed. Soldiers were so disciplined that they marched in firm lines into the sights of guns fired at point-blank range. Hand-to-hand combat was commonplace".
  This is a link to the  New York Times  review of the film Glory which is what this excerpt is from. 

      The Climatic battle on Fort Wagner is an accurate example of showing the brutality and chaos of Civil War battles. A solider was just as likely to be injured as much as he was to be killed. Troops were so firm they stayed in lines and marched into the enemy fire at a range where they could not miss. Brawls were a regular occurrence on the battlefield.