'Glory' Unit From Civil War Reactivates

BOSTON - An all-black Civil War infantry unit honored in the Oscar-winning movie "Glory" with Denzel Washington is making a real-life comeback.

The 54th Massachusetts - praised for a doomed charge in South Carolina in 1863 - will become a ceremonial unit for the state's National Guard. A ceremony is scheduled for later Friday at the Massachusetts Statehouse.

As a ceremonial unit, the 54th will conduct military honors at state functions and funeral services for veterans.