Gettysburg
Gettysburg, the largest, bloodiest, and most celebrated battle of the Civil war, is said by many to be the turning point of the war that killed 618,000 Americans. Gettysburg the movie was four hours long, which is about 68 hours less than it actually took for the battle to come and go. The first shots were fired no long after daylight, so to be exact, it was 04:30 hours, on the morning of July 1st, (49 Nofi). Bullets flew from the rifles of Union Calvary men on picket duty along the Chambersburg Pike. It was in response to the advancing of Confederates, a skirmish line of 2,500 led by Henry Keith, a General that graduated last in his class at West Point (104 Clark). The battle took place in the grassy country just south of Gettysburg. The Confederate headquarters was located East of the union at Seminary Ridge. Seminary Ridge was composed largely of flat fields with patches of forests. Federal forces however, were set along Culpshill, Cemetery Hill, and Cemetery Ridge, which made the Federals line form a hook. The Federal ground was all elevated considerably over the surrounding land. General Stuart and his Calvary had been sent by Lee on an observation mission to locate union forces. Fortunately for the Virginia
Chamberlain was sent one hundred soldier prisoners. These soldiers had been through eleven engagements and only two years. They had seen enough war to last two life times, but were required to fight for another year. They were brought to Colonel chamberlain with broken spirits by gun point. Gettysburg and went on to run for the Presidency on the Democratic ticket in 1880. Watching the movie, Gettysburg, not only gave me better understanding of history, but a better understanding of people in general as well as myself. After watching the movie and doing the research, I realized many Irish people fought in the war. This was probably because the Irish had just immigrated and were still considered the minority. Since I am of Irish decent, it is reasonable to assume that my ancestors were in the war and if this is correct, it is also reasonable to assume my ancestors either survived the civil war or had families at a young age before joining the war effort. Colonel Chamberlain was on of the noblest Generals in the movie. He was portrayed as a real life hero, aggressive enough to lead his army to victory, yet humble enough to nourish an escaped slave. It was during his battle at Little Round Top that my imagination was captured. Colonel
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