Peter Burchard (March 1, 1921 – July 3, 2004) was an author, free-lance designer, and illustrator. He wrote the book One Gallant Rush (1965), about Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first African-American unit in the Union Army. It was adapted for the 1989 film Glory, which won numerous awards. World War II Burchard served on convoys in the North Atlantic during World War II. During this time, his drawings were published by Yank magazine. Books Burchard primarily wrote children's books about slavery, abolitionism, and the American Civil War. He wrote 26 books and illustrated over 100. His book One Gallant Rush: Robert Gould Shaw and His Brave Black Regiment, was the basis for the Oscar-winning 1989 film Glory. His works include: Adult One Gallant Rush: Robert Gould Shaw and His Brave Black Regiment (1965/reprint 1990) Juvenile Balloons: From Paper Bags to Skyhooks Jed North by Night Stranded Bimby Chito Pioneers of Flight Rat Hell Frederick Douglass Lincoln and Slavery Digger Honors Burchard became a Guggenheim Fellow in 1966. References External links 1921 births 2004 deaths Historians of the American Civil War American children's writers American military personnel of World War II