Colonel Shaw and Darien Georgia

We saw the movie Glory a long time ago. Colonel Shaw was an historic character I was interested in learning more about and was one of the reasons I joined the Milwaukee Civil War Round Table. We even visited Harvard to see his letters. One of the places he was involved in during that time was Darien Georgia. On our way to Florida we usually stop near Savannah, but this time we went further South. Before stopping at the motel we drove a mile or two towards the waterfront. I was hoping to find the "downtown" but didn't have the inclination to look very hard. What we saw was moss, shrimp, barbecue, and a small festival of sorts. I wonder what Colonel Shaw saw here all those many years ago. All I know he was so embarrassed by what was done his family helped to rebuild the city- or so they say. The Massachusetts 54 went on to other adventures and heartbreak. It's hard to imagine looking at it now.