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Colonel Robert G. Shaw:
Dear Mother, They learn, learn quickly, faster than white troops it seems to me. They are almost grave and sedate under instruction and they restrain themselves. But the moment they are dismissed from drill every tongue is relaxed and every ivory tooth is visible and you would not know from the sound of it that this is an army camp. They must have learned this from long hours of meaningless, inhuman work oo set them free so quickly. It gives them great energy. And there is no doubt we will leave this state as fine a regiment as any that as marched. As ever, your son, Robert
Dear Mother, They learn, learn quickly, faster than white troops it seems to me. They are almost grave and sedate under instruction and they restrain themselves. But the moment they are dismissed from drill every tongue is relaxed and every ivory tooth is visible and you would not know from the sound of it that this is an army camp. They must have learned this from long hours of meaningless, inhuman work oo set them free so quickly. It gives them great energy. And there is no doubt we will leave this state as fine a regiment as any that as marched. As ever, your son, Robert
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Shaw Dear mother
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The men learn very quickly
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Faster than white troops it seems to me
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They are almost grave and sedate under instruction
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And they restrain themselves
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But the moment they are dismissed from drill
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Every tongue is relaxed and every ivory tooth is visible
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And you would not know from the sound of it that this is an army camp
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They must have had to learn this from long hours of meaningless
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And inhuman work
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To set their minds free so quickly
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It gives them great energy
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And there is no doubt that we will leave this state
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as fine a regiment as any that has marched
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As ever your son Robert
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Movie Summary
Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.
