General Strong. The 54th Massachusetts requests the honor of leading the attack on Fort Wagner.
11 seconds sound clip from the Glory (1989) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:29:06 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- We will proceed with a direct frontal assault tomorrow at dusk.
- The problem, gentlemen, is the approach.
- Needless to say casualties in the leading regiment may be extreme.
- General Strong. The 54th Massachusetts requests the honor of leading the attack on Fort Wagner.
- It's Colonel Shaw, isn't it?
- You and your men haven't slept for two days.
- You think they have the strength to lead this charge?
- There's more to fighting than rest, sir. There's character. There's strength of heart.
- You should have seen us in action two days ago. We were a sight to see.
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