"there's many a man worse than me, and some better. But I don't think race or country matters a damn. What matters, Colonel.....is justice. Which is why I'm here. I'll be treated as I deserve....not as my father deserved. I'm Kilrain, and I damn all gentleman. There's only one aristocracy, and that (TAPS TEMPLE) is right here.....and that's why we've got to win this war..." What a great movie...
That line answers reparations, I will not be punished for the sins of my father. If we start doing that, that will be a can of worms that will never be satisfied.
They played this at my grandpa's funeral he loved history and I miss him so much he was only 76 he had Parkinson's 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💕💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔😭 he was with since day 1 he would do anything for me
My Grandfather’s Grandfather Fought @ Gettysburg as part of the “1st Volunteer Cavalry of Pennsylvania”. He Survived and married after the war. I am 62 years old now and Never Been to Gettysburg But i will make it this Spring. But what AMAZES me is that if he did not Survive NONE of my Family Members would have Existed on My Fathers Side. My Grandfather’s Father would have Never been Born, Then my Grandfather & Then My Father & Then Me & None of my 5 Children Nor my 3 Grandchildren. That is VERY Powerful and with all the losses there how many Families did not Even Exist. I was in the Army When this Movie was made & This Movie STILL Brings Tears to my Eyes when I watch it.
If you haven't gone already by now, it's such a fantastic place. But the battlefield is so big you need more than just a day to really see and get the feel of it.
"All of us volunteered to fight for the union, just as you did. Some came mainly just because we were bored at home, thought this'd look like it might be fun. Some came because we were ashamed not to. Many of us came because it was the right thing to do. All of us have seen men die. This is a different kind of army.If you look at history, you'll see men fight for pay, for women, or some other kind of loot. They fight for land, or because a king makes them, or just because they like killing. But we're here for something new. This has not happened much, in the history of the world: We are an army out to set eachother free. America should be free ground, all of it, from here to the Pacific Ocean. No man has to bow, no man born to royalty. Here we judge you for what you do, not by who your father was. Here you can be something. Here is the place to build a home. But it's not the land. There's always more land. It's the idea that we all have value, you and me. What we're fighting for, in the end, we're fighting for eachother." - Col. Joshua L. Chamberlain
Rowan D Nowicki Glad you asked. I'm partial In 2 ways: the first is heritage. I live in Texas and am very proud of Texas history, but I also have 2 ancestors, brothers, who fought for Tennessee and the CSA. The other way is my political views. I believe that it's wrong to let the federal government start writing laws based on what IT views as moral and Immoral. Any power the federal government has is a double edged sword. Sure they can use it for good, but at some point they WILL use it to their own benefit at the expense of the people. The south was right to secede, I believe, because of that. I also believe secession to be legal. First in the Declaration of Independence (which ISNT a legal document) we hear the idea that government derives its power from the consent of the governed, and that if the governed aren't happy with the government, it's their right to change it. Now, while this isn't a LEGAL document, it does help set up the proper view of the constitution. Now, any powers not specifically listed in the constitution, go to the States and the people, as to make sure undue power does not fall into the hands of the federal government. Because the constitution never mentions secession, it would appear to me, that it is perfectly legal IF the state's people vote to secede. From what I've seen there are plenty like me who hold these views, and like me, are completely against racial superiority of any race. The confederate battle flag has been corrupted by white supremacists, and it needs to stop. The misconception is that modern confederates are all white supremacists and all agree with slavery or at least Jim Crowe. This is not the case. Hope that answers your question. Thanks for asking.
Rowan D Nowicki Yeah. I agree, the CSA did believe in the inferiority of African Americans. Ill be the first to admit that much. But some in the CSA held the Lincoln/Lee view, that slavery was wrong, but that blacks should never have equal rights. Obviously this view is wrong, yet it WAS a progressive step in the right direction. Again, granted. The CSA winning WOULD extend the time souther slavery lasted, but it too would eventually go away from pressure from other western nations. Thanks for letting this be a polite discussion rather than the typical “Confederate scum” and “f*** you yankee” back and forth i see in far too many comment sections.
Just came back from visiting Gettysburg. It IS hallowed ground, you can sense it and feel it as well. A very moving experience. I actually got to ride the horse Martin Sheen rode. Gray was her name , a mare but in life it was Traveler a gelding. I love this sound track and the movie it moves me and makes me grateful for the over 600,00 that died during the civil war.
Can you tell me, did you feel the soldiers call someone to help them?im going there in the spring, I feel as though I was there once, I need to again, it's going to be so sad,
Some of the best quotes ever put on film. As you get older, you realize you'll never achieve what these guys achieved, just through dying for their beliefs. People these days are too busy chasing the buck, belief systems are at a minimum I feel...very sad!
I think the problem is the last 2 or 3 decades have all been about making life easy for human beings...doing everything on a computer at home with no physical effort needed, cars with stupid gadgets that aren't neccessary, laying on beaches doing nothing !!...Christ, you don't even have to go shopping if you don't want to...what's the result??...cancer,heart attacks and diabetes, all on the increase...humans have turned into a lazy, stupid breed...western civilisation has, anyway.
Mike, I feel the same you expressed about the best quotes even put on film. This movie never gets old for me. I don't watch movies hardly ever, but this one sticks in me like no other.
@@snakey934Snakeybakey Young men have no need to die for their beliefs. What young men need is a cause worth living for, and the USA has fought for nothing worthy of pride in more than three generations.
I drove up to Gettysburg from Georgia in 2018 with my grandfather. We had an amazing time seeing the scenery and sites on the way up there. We both had a strong interest in history and always wanted to see Gettysburg. I'll never forget how emotional and amazed he was when he saw the battlefield up close. Sadly, he passed away in 2021, but the adventure we took is something I'm so glad we had a chance to do and something I will always cherish forever.
16 years old, and this movie is one of my all time favorites. It's just so powerful, and makes you glad that you're not in that situation. I'll be forever grateful of the sacrifice the gave for this country
My father once told me that my great great grandfather fought at Gettysburg. He was a enlisted man of the 88th Pennsylvania back when it was first mustered back in 61’. If god only knew what that man saw at that battlefield.
Awesome movie, and Randy Edelmen was the best choice for music in this movie. I' always loved Gettysburg, a he just made it better. Thanks for this upload.
Can't imagine a better, more appropriate soundtrack for such a great film...Just listening to this will bring tears to your eyes, especially if you've been to Gettysburg.
@kac56 I was visiting in 1998, and drove to the road on seminary ridge before anyone else came in the morning, and played this on the cassette in the car. Moving, I tell ya.
Several have asked so I thought I would reply. The painting shown here is titled 'Courage In Blue' and the artist is Mort Kunstler, a very popular Civil War artist. Also, previous comments are correct. This scene was inspired by events at The Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862. The Yanks took a vicious beating in that battle, with Chamberlain taking massive casualties, almost half of his division.
Don, well, not exactly accurate. According to battle reports, the 20th Maine took about 22 total casualties at Fredricksburg, with only 2 or 3 of them KIA. And Chamberlain was the Regimental commander at the time although he was eventually promoted to Brigade Commander. He was not the Division Commander (the 20th Maine was assigned to the 1st Division of the 5th Corps). And, yes, the 20th Maine was involved in the assault of Marye Heights at Fredricksburg but was pinned down on the slope due to very heavy fire from the Georgians lined up behind the Sunken Road Wall and was eventually used to cover the withdrawal of Union forces across the Rappahannock. Overall, the 20th Maine lost nearly 300 men dead, equally split between combat and non-combat, with another 381 wounded and 15 captured as POWs out of a total force of 1,621 men. The 20th Maine was a very good unit and has the legendary defense of the Union Left Flank at Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg to its deserved credit - Texas Hoosier
@@texashoosier6339 I feel like no one talks about the 1st Minnesota, the Regiment that won the day for the Union. They only came back with I think around 46 men still combat effective, almost all of it's officer staff dead. Hancock and the Colonel both knew it was suicide, but they charged forward anyway, and began combat with a Rebel Brigade, all this happened because Sickle thought that his Arty would be good out in the orchard.
There are so many great stories from Gettysburg that are overlooked. First Minnesota, Greene’s Brigade on Culps Hill, Alonzo Cushing, 9th Massachusetts Artillery, 16th Maine and so many more. The 20th Maine and Little Round top are certainly inspiring but very often receive far more attention than I think they deserve. There are so many instances of other fights which were just as pivotal or possibly even more but are generally overlooked
All of America needs to visit and learn from our ancestors, yes my great great great uncle was Brigadier General James Lawson Kemper of Picketts Division, my Other Great Great Great uncle was a Sergeant in the 69th Pennsylvania, yes I reenact a union soldier and Hospital Steward, but I respect and honor both sides. For to only celebrate one side is dishonor, they were all Americans, to fight for freedom or union are both noble causes
Chuck G - ross Que in leftism , which is based on that very idea, b/c I think I'm better than you, I am. Southern Democrats thought that way, modern ones do too. Many Americans in general have fallen victim to these ideas. America is better b/c of what it is/can be, not what it thinks it is.
I was there. 148 years to the day, I was there. I can still see them marching across the feild, still hear their voices, still feel their presents. I was there.- private James Heckenberger, CSA 5th regement, battle of Ceder Creek, Middletown Virginia.
"Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal, now we are engaged in a great civil war. Testing weather that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure. We are met on a great battle feild of that war. Honoring those who gave their lives so that, that nation might live. The brave men living and dead who struggle here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. That from these honored dead we start a new birth of freedom and that government, by the people, to the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth." Abe lincoln Not sure if I got it all right but whatever
"Colonel Fremantle, it does not begin or end with my uncle, or myself. We're all sons of Virginia here. That major out there, commanding the cannon, that's James Dearing, first in his class at West Point, before Virginia seceded. And the boy over there with the color guard, that's Private Robert Tyler Jones. His grandfather was President of the United States. The colonel behind me, that's Colonel William Aylett. Now, his great-grandfather was the Virginian, Patrick Henry. It was Patrick Henry who said to your King George III, 'Give me liberty, or give me death.' There are boys here from Norfolk, Portsmouth, small hamlets along the James River... from Charlottesville and Fredericksburg, to the Shenandoah Valley. Mostly, they're all veteran soldiers now; the cowards and shirkers are long gone. Every man here knows his duty. They would make this charge, even without an officer to lead them. They know the gravity of the situation, and the mettle of their foe. They know that this day's work will be desperate and deadly. They know, that for many of them, this will be their last charge. But not one of them needs to be told what is expected of him. They're all willing to make the supreme sacrifice, to achieve victory, here... the crowning victory... and the end of this war. We are all here, Colonel. You may tell them, when you return to your country, that all Virginia was here on this day." Lewis Armistead
I belive this was the Birth of the USA and I am British you became a great nation after this Terrible War where Brother Fought Brother thank God good came from this war
+dcconnect1 Pretty sure he meant the spirit of the USA. The Civil War defined us as a nation. We realized the true meaning of equality for all, and we became more than just a brotherhood of states.
I think you've got the wrong war. That was the American Revolution. This was the American Civil War, about 90-100 years after 1776, when we declared independence.
Even though the nation was formed in 1776, i do believe that we changed drastically for the better in 1865. That's when America truly began to emerge as a great nation. When we stopped seeing ourselves as many peoples from many states, and when we started seeing ourselves as one people united.
Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain: [quoting Hamlet] "What a piece of work is man, in form and movement how express and admirable. In action how like an angel." Sergeant 'Buster' Kilrain: Well, if he's an angel, all right then. But he damn well must be a killer angel.
I had 2 Great Great Great Uncles who were cousins and knew each other since they lived with their families within close traveling distance: One in the tip of West Virginia which penetrates into Pennsylvania and who fought with the Confederate Regiment, and one who lived in Pennsylvania and fought with the Pennsylvania Regiment. They both died fighting each other in the 3rd day Battle of General Pickett's Charge. My Dad took me and my 2 brothers to visit their monuments with their last names of Wolfe at the Gettysburg Battleground.
@@marywolfe13 This is one of the reasons why I look at the Civil War as a sad and heartbreaking affair: while the freeing of the slaves was a righteous cause the fact of the matter is that the war tore families apart and pitted them against each other.....May the US never come to blows with its self ever again.
Sorry guys who are "Sons of Confederate Veterans". A typing mistake.... It's "SCV"!We are all so proud of you and your ancestors who fought for what they believed was right..... I love this movie and the music only enhances it more. Beautiful, soulful , and touches the Heart of all mankind.
I understand due to a budget shotrage they're not producing another movie in for the series at the monment but man i hope someday they can continue. Perhaps other great films of our past will debue sometime.
The tune was composed by Frederick Crouch, a mostly unsuccessful English musician who at one time lived with his family in Plymouth, England. He emigrated to America, leaving his family behind. One of the daughters he deserted, Emma, later became famous as the Paris courtesan Cora Pearl.
You haven't seen haunted until you've been to the Gettysburg Battlefield. I saw the Ghost Riders of Gettysburg coming through the trees of Seminary Ridge...
You guys need to contact Mr. Turner ,who is said to have backed the "Gettysburg," & "God and Generals" movies the last book in this trilogy is "Last Full Measure" which is awesome in that it is about Grant and Lee and the months before the end of the war, ,Petersburg, Richmond, and the months prior to Appomattox, and the end of the war. In the Gods & Generals, movie look at the man speaking to John Bell Hood ,in the part where they are all singing "Bonnie Blue Flag, anybody recognize him? :)
Veteran soldier: "I've never asked myself when this war I still remember, The charge of confederates, Losing men, Killing each other both sides, brother to brother, I can rest now, Killer Angel that survived"
No...I am referring to Mr Ted Turner. His cameo role in the movie. That is him talking to John Belle Hood at the gathering of the confederate troops for a show that Hood arranged and they sat around singing "The Bonnie Blue Flag. Turner, is said to be a big "Civil War Buff". I'm told he was also in the movie , "Gettysburg" as a character in the background.
THE BEGINNING OF THE SONG MAKES ME REFLECT ON ALL THE SERVICE MEMBERS WHO FOUGHT AND DIED FOR AMERICA!!! I'M DROPPING TEARS JUST WRITING THIS POST NOW!!!
If we take a moment to look back in our nation's memory and remember all these brave soles, both north and south, and just for moment try to feel what they must have felt, and now come forward to today, we have really strayed from the path this conflict had set for us as a nation. It is time for us to reaffirm our belief in democracy and put a stop to the corporate rule that is now running our lives and our nation. We the people must once again rise up and take back our government from those that now sit at the seat of power and find it acceptable to allow a foreign power so blatantly interfere with our democratic process.
I knew he was in the scene too. George Allen (he of the "macaca" infamy in 2006) was also in the scene. IIRC Senator Harry Byrd was also in the movie. Back to Ted Turner, he was shown several times in Gettysburg as Colonel Patton. He gets killed right after Armistead implores his brigade to push toward the High Water Mark at the wall.
That's a very good Idea! You could start with Re-en-actors! Those are the guys who could get the ball rolling , there's strength in numbers it is said and there are a lot of you guys who are dedicated to portraying the Civil War , right... The SVC groups , just a matter of getting them all involved. There were also a lot of famous battles fought in the "West" as well , like Shiloh, Franklin, Chickamauga, just to name a few.
Awesome book that should be made into a Movie or mini series for T.V. To bad the man who produced "Cold Mountain", has passed. That was also a great movie and a true story! Enman, was actually a real person with a Civil War Record...he was from the foothills of the Smokey Mountain's area of North Carolina. It's to bad they chose to film that movie overseas , instead of on location where it really took place. Great movie , but sad ending ;however, realistic of the time.
@defender508 I can agree on the acting, but the music - the music of G&G is wonderful, it has some of the best pieces of music in film history. However, it is true what you say, their ambitions exceded their capabilities.
@Braincase43 Beautiful, wasn't it. I am not a Virginian, but my ancestors came to Virginia first before moving west into Kentucky. That speech highlighted that Virginia in particular, and the South in general, had a lot to do with the founding of the USA, and did not frivously secede from the union it helped create. Such brave soldiers every one.
I think that is a great Idea! Someone suggested writing Newt Gingrich. He and co-author William R. Forstchen wrote novel named "Gettysburg" and "Never Call Retreat", which was on the New York Times Bestsellers List. It is also a novel of the Civil War and compared to being as good as "The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara's but in my opinion, not quite true! Although,definitely some good reading. it is popular historical fiction but follows close to the truth.
@SilverAntique13 hey im 20 and been in this for 10yrs and always wanted to go to gettysburg always no matter what but when i graduated high school my dream didnt happen but once i get married it will that be my gift from my future wife and go see the ghosts there!
Agreed. I missed the "Gettysburg" filming, too. I'd love to be in on a reenactment movie, especially if it has a soundtrack like this one. Any ideas on ways to get production started?
The one thing that grates on my eyes every time I watch this film is the really obese Southern troops. Why did they put so many of them up front? Few people were obese in those days and we all know the Southern Soldiers were going without many meals by then. Sometimes the music is too beautiful to depict men dying violently, my other little problem with an otherwise great film.
dont forgot any movie that has relation to the end of the world O.o i would love a third installment in the series, i only just found out that gettysburg isnt the movie
@Finback353 He still had Longstreet, but he was mostly a defensive type of commander, hence he said the attack at Gettysburg was a monumental bad idea. Which it was. Lee still had AP Hill who was quite a capable commander. Too bad they didn't bring Braxton Bragg east, he was doing well in the west.
sorry, but history movies aren't big at the moment. People today are into mindless actiony movies such as transformers and the fast and the furious. I did like Valkyie and Defiance. But civil war and revolutionary war movies are for those who respect past events. Most people today ignore our past and only live in the present. This is why "The Patriot" is the only revolutionary war movie I can think of, even though that war founded one of the most powerful and important nations in the world.
The other track of "Gettysburg Soundtrack: Fife and Gun" I thought that was based on a real Civil War Army tune and not Randy Edelman. Its gorgeous but just was curious. Anyone know for sure?
It's based off of 'Hell on the Wabash,' possibly the song that the Iron Brigade entered Gettysburg to, thought there is more evidence that 'The Campbells are Coming' was played. In any case, you can listen to the tune here: ua-cam.com/video/lGlxTAr31FA/v-deo.html
That's to bad, because the last book was about the end of the war with Grant & Lee . Shaara gives a balanced experience of the temperament, sensibility, and character of generals on both sides of the battle lines. of the horrific battles that took place as Grant and Lee struggled for superiority in the field. The battle of Cold Harbor, Petersburg, on to Appomattox , and the end of the War.
"In the meantime the enemy would improve the top! Longer we delay, the more time the Federals have to strengthen their own lines and even if we recover more supplies from the ordinance train..how much more damage can we inflict on them then they on us? They bringing in fresh batteries as quick as we drive them off!" "Just get some more ammunition and keep it hot! I cannot send in Pickett's Division until we clear some of the guns of that ridge!"
I hate all the crap today about the confederacy and how racist it is and I’m 14 and I wanna take the civil war in as much as possible before this world gets freakin worse and the civil war to me is very close and humble and I love it and I want it to grow back but sadly in this world it’s not. But great movie and soundtrack from Gettysburg to I love every part of it and the war.
Didn't they film Antietam for the film, but cut it out of the theatrical release? IMHO, G&G would have been a better mini-series with the extra battle included. I think the director's cut was included on the DVD but I haven't seen it.
you are right, but i think a lot of people are just stupid or ignorant to give a damn. theres no point in making another civil war movie when some like 30% of the population knows what it was about.
Hahaha, yeah he sure would. One way or the other, "The Last Full Measure" must be made on picture! By the way, which of the two movies do you like best, Gettysburg or G&G?
The “ Valkerie Angle “ was appointed by God to hover over the Battlefield “ ……Her duty to God was to decide who was to live and who was to die 🙏🙏 I’m sure “ the Valkerie “ spent a lot of time over “ the Wheatfield ? “ 🇺🇸🇺🇸
@JoeZeon100 Or is it that Gettysburg depicts a battle which the Union won, while G&G show something else? Just messing with you. The time span of a movie doesn´t necessarily make it a bad one by default.
"there's many a man worse than me, and some better. But I don't think race or country matters a damn. What matters, Colonel.....is justice. Which is why I'm here. I'll be treated as I deserve....not as my father deserved. I'm Kilrain, and I damn all gentleman. There's only one aristocracy, and that (TAPS TEMPLE) is right here.....and that's why we've got to win this war..."
What a great movie...
Yes
Incredible.
That line answers reparations, I will not be punished for the sins of my father. If we start doing that, that will be a can of worms that will never be satisfied.
Chills.
Pretty words. But money and influence is what matters. Justice is not to be found in America unless you can afford it.
They played this at my grandpa's funeral he loved history and I miss him so much he was only 76 he had Parkinson's 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💕💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔😭 he was with since day 1 he would do anything for me
Honey, he is with the Angels now and you will see him again one day. God Bless.
My Grandfather’s Grandfather Fought @ Gettysburg as part of the “1st Volunteer Cavalry of Pennsylvania”. He Survived and married after the war. I am 62 years old now and Never Been to Gettysburg But i will make it this Spring. But what AMAZES me is that if he did not Survive NONE of my Family Members would have Existed on My Fathers Side. My Grandfather’s Father would have Never been Born, Then my Grandfather & Then My Father & Then Me & None of my 5 Children Nor my 3 Grandchildren. That is VERY Powerful and with all the losses there how many Families did not Even Exist. I was in the Army When this Movie was made & This Movie STILL Brings Tears to my Eyes when I watch it.
If you haven't gone already by now, it's such a fantastic place. But the battlefield is so big you need more than just a day to really see and get the feel of it.
"When you return to your country, you may tell them all Virginia...was here on this day"
What I'm fighting for is to prove that I'm a better man. I'll be treated as I deserve, not as my father deserved.
"All of us volunteered to fight for the union, just as you did. Some came mainly just because we were bored at home, thought this'd look like it might be fun. Some came because we were ashamed not to. Many of us came because it was the right thing to do. All of us have seen men die. This is a different kind of army.If you look at history, you'll see men fight for pay, for women, or some other kind of loot. They fight for land, or because a king makes them, or just because they like killing. But we're here for something new. This has not happened much, in the history of the world: We are an army out to set eachother free. America should be free ground, all of it, from here to the Pacific Ocean. No man has to bow, no man born to royalty. Here we judge you for what you do, not by who your father was. Here you can be something. Here is the place to build a home. But it's not the land. There's always more land. It's the idea that we all have value, you and me. What we're fighting for, in the end, we're fighting for eachother." - Col. Joshua L. Chamberlain
***** Your relatives are heroes! All of my brazilian relatives fight for Brazil In Paraguay war! Im Proud of then
"They fight for land. Power. Because a king leads them"
"We are an army out to set other men free"
Great job otherwise. :)
The Raging Geek
Always loved that speech. And I am a little more partial to the Confederacy than the Union. But I’m also a proud American and Texan
Rowan D Nowicki
Glad you asked. I'm partial In 2 ways: the first is heritage. I live in Texas and am very proud of Texas history, but I also have 2 ancestors, brothers, who fought for Tennessee and the CSA. The other way is my political views. I believe that it's wrong to let the federal government start writing laws based on what IT views as moral and Immoral. Any power the federal government has is a double edged sword. Sure they can use it for good, but at some point they WILL use it to their own benefit at the expense of the people. The south was right to secede, I believe, because of that. I also believe secession to be legal. First in the Declaration of Independence (which ISNT a legal document) we hear the idea that government derives its power from the consent of the governed, and that if the governed aren't happy with the government, it's their right to change it. Now, while this isn't a LEGAL document, it does help set up the proper view of the constitution. Now, any powers not specifically listed in the constitution, go to the States and the people, as to make sure undue power does not fall into the hands of the federal government. Because the constitution never mentions secession, it would appear to me, that it is perfectly legal IF the state's people vote to secede.
From what I've seen there are plenty like me who hold these views, and like me, are completely against racial superiority of any race. The confederate battle flag has been corrupted by white supremacists, and it needs to stop. The misconception is that modern confederates are all white supremacists and all agree with slavery or at least Jim Crowe. This is not the case.
Hope that answers your question. Thanks for asking.
Rowan D Nowicki
Yeah. I agree, the CSA did believe in the inferiority of African Americans. Ill be the first to admit that much. But some in the CSA held the Lincoln/Lee view, that slavery was wrong, but that blacks should never have equal rights. Obviously this view is wrong, yet it WAS a progressive step in the right direction. Again, granted. The CSA winning WOULD extend the time souther slavery lasted, but it too would eventually go away from pressure from other western nations. Thanks for letting this be a polite discussion rather than the typical “Confederate scum” and “f*** you yankee” back and forth i see in far too many comment sections.
Just came back from visiting Gettysburg. It IS hallowed ground, you can sense it and feel it as well. A very moving experience. I actually got to ride the horse Martin Sheen rode. Gray was her name , a mare but in life it was Traveler a gelding. I love this sound track and the movie it moves me and makes me grateful for the over 600,00 that died during the civil war.
Can you tell me, did you feel the soldiers call someone to help them?im going there in the spring, I feel as though I was there once, I need to again, it's going to be so sad,
In fact, the people who perished in the war were 800,000!!
"If he's an angel, then he must be a killer angel..."
The Valkerie Angel
Some of the best quotes ever put on film. As you get older, you realize you'll never achieve what these guys achieved, just through dying for their beliefs. People these days are too busy chasing the buck, belief systems are at a minimum I feel...very sad!
I think the problem is the last 2 or 3 decades have all been about making life easy for human beings...doing everything on a computer at home with no physical effort needed, cars with stupid gadgets that aren't neccessary, laying on beaches doing nothing !!...Christ, you don't even have to go shopping if you don't want to...what's the result??...cancer,heart attacks and diabetes, all on the increase...humans have turned into a lazy, stupid breed...western civilisation has, anyway.
Mike Jenkins i
It's because today is too peaceful. Young Americans don't have the opportunity to "die for their beliefs"
Mike, I feel the same you expressed about the best quotes even put on film. This movie never gets old for me. I don't watch movies hardly ever, but this one sticks in me like no other.
@@snakey934Snakeybakey Young men have no need to die for their beliefs. What young men need is a cause worth living for, and the USA has fought for nothing worthy of pride in more than three generations.
There is an unfeigned reverence to this piece. One could say its almost Holy. Lets bow our heads and ....remember.
Amen
The more I listen to the "Gettysburg" soundtrack, the more I love it.
I drove up to Gettysburg from Georgia in 2018 with my grandfather. We had an amazing time seeing the scenery and sites on the way up there. We both had a strong interest in history and always wanted to see Gettysburg. I'll never forget how emotional and amazed he was when he saw the battlefield up close. Sadly, he passed away in 2021, but the adventure we took is something I'm so glad we had a chance to do and something I will always cherish forever.
Same land, same god, and different dreams. Gettysburg, based on the best selling novel written by Michael Shaara (1928-1988), The Killer Angels.
16 years old, and this movie is one of my all time favorites. It's just so powerful, and makes you glad that you're not in that situation. I'll be forever grateful of the sacrifice the gave for this country
One of the prettiest pieces of music you will ever hear.
I am inspired to live a godly courageous life after seeing this movie.
Oh man I wish times could be more simple , when men could at least know what they are fighting for ! Bless up and love in 2021 !
My father once told me that my great great grandfather fought at Gettysburg. He was a enlisted man of the 88th Pennsylvania back when it was first mustered back in 61’. If god only knew what that man saw at that battlefield.
This is a gorgeous track
Awesome movie, and Randy Edelmen was the best choice for music in this movie. I' always loved Gettysburg, a he just made it better. Thanks for this upload.
The movie wouldn’t have been the masterpiece it became without him
Can't imagine a better, more appropriate soundtrack for such a great film...Just listening to this will bring tears to your eyes, especially if you've been to Gettysburg.
Love this track from the movie... it tugs at my heartstrings.
@kac56 I was visiting in 1998, and drove to the road on seminary ridge before anyone else came in the morning, and played this on the cassette in the car. Moving, I tell ya.
Gotta love that oboe. Such an underutilized and beautiful instrument
Another beautiful Painting to accompany the wonderful music!🤗🖼️🎼🎼🤠🔫🗡️🇺🇸
WOW!!!!! This music hits the scenes perfectly.
Several have asked so I thought I would reply. The painting shown here is titled 'Courage In Blue' and the artist is Mort Kunstler, a very popular Civil War artist. Also, previous comments are correct. This scene was inspired by events at The Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862. The Yanks took a vicious beating in that battle, with Chamberlain taking massive casualties, almost half of his division.
Don, well, not exactly accurate. According to battle reports, the 20th Maine took about 22 total casualties at Fredricksburg, with only 2 or 3 of them KIA. And Chamberlain was the Regimental commander at the time although he was eventually promoted to Brigade Commander. He was not the Division Commander (the 20th Maine was assigned to the 1st Division of the 5th Corps). And, yes, the 20th Maine was involved in the assault of Marye Heights at Fredricksburg but was pinned down on the slope due to very heavy fire from the Georgians lined up behind the Sunken Road Wall and was eventually used to cover the withdrawal of Union forces across the Rappahannock. Overall, the 20th Maine lost nearly 300 men dead, equally split between combat and non-combat, with another 381 wounded and 15 captured as POWs out of a total force of 1,621 men. The 20th Maine was a very good unit and has the legendary defense of the Union Left Flank at Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg to its deserved credit - Texas Hoosier
@@texashoosier6339 I feel like no one talks about the 1st Minnesota, the Regiment that won the day for the Union. They only came back with I think around 46 men still combat effective, almost all of it's officer staff dead. Hancock and the Colonel both knew it was suicide, but they charged forward anyway, and began combat with a Rebel Brigade, all this happened because Sickle thought that his Arty would be good out in the orchard.
There are so many great stories from Gettysburg that are overlooked. First Minnesota, Greene’s Brigade on Culps Hill, Alonzo Cushing, 9th Massachusetts Artillery, 16th Maine and so many more. The 20th Maine and Little Round top are certainly inspiring but very often receive far more attention than I think they deserve. There are so many instances of other fights which were just as pivotal or possibly even more but are generally overlooked
As for Stewards and doctors in the war, they did not see blue or gray, only humanity, divided by conflict, united by compassion
Such a beautiful piece 🙏🏻
All of America needs to visit and learn from our ancestors, yes my great great great uncle was Brigadier General James Lawson Kemper of Picketts Division, my Other Great Great Great uncle was a Sergeant in the 69th Pennsylvania, yes I reenact a union soldier and Hospital Steward, but I respect and honor both sides. For to only celebrate one side is dishonor, they were all Americans, to fight for freedom or union are both noble causes
"There is only one aristocracy, and that is right here" *points to forehead
Chuck G - ross Que in leftism , which is based on that very idea, b/c I think I'm better than you, I am. Southern Democrats thought that way, modern ones do too. Many Americans in general have fallen victim to these ideas. America is better b/c of what it is/can be, not what it thinks it is.
I was there. 148 years to the day, I was there. I can still see them marching across the feild, still hear their voices, still feel their presents. I was there.- private James Heckenberger, CSA 5th regement, battle of Ceder Creek, Middletown Virginia.
Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, FREDERICKSBUUUURG
"Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal, now we are engaged in a great civil war. Testing weather that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure. We are met on a great battle feild of that war. Honoring those who gave their lives so that, that nation might live. The brave men living and dead who struggle here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. That from these honored dead we start a new birth of freedom and that government, by the people, to the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth."
Abe lincoln
Not sure if I got it all right but whatever
A truly beautiful rememberance for this is what our country is made of.
"Colonel Fremantle, it does not begin or end with my uncle, or myself. We're all sons of Virginia here. That major out there, commanding the cannon, that's James Dearing, first in his class at West Point, before Virginia seceded. And the boy over there with the color guard, that's Private Robert Tyler Jones. His grandfather was President of the United States. The colonel behind me, that's Colonel William Aylett. Now, his great-grandfather was the Virginian, Patrick Henry. It was Patrick Henry who said to your King George III, 'Give me liberty, or give me death.' There are boys here from Norfolk, Portsmouth, small hamlets along the James River... from Charlottesville and Fredericksburg, to the Shenandoah Valley. Mostly, they're all veteran soldiers now; the cowards and shirkers are long gone. Every man here knows his duty. They would make this charge, even without an officer to lead them. They know the gravity of the situation, and the mettle of their foe. They know that this day's work will be desperate and deadly. They know, that for many of them, this will be their last charge. But not one of them needs to be told what is expected of him. They're all willing to make the supreme sacrifice, to achieve victory, here... the crowning victory... and the end of this war. We are all here, Colonel. You may tell them, when you return to your country, that all Virginia was here on this day."
Lewis Armistead
Great music, great movie...
best soundtrack ever.
I belive this was the Birth of the USA and I am British you became a great nation after this Terrible War where Brother Fought Brother thank God good came from this war
+dcconnect1 Pretty sure he meant the spirit of the USA. The Civil War defined us as a nation. We realized the true meaning of equality for all, and we became more than just a brotherhood of states.
+dislexic landlord
I do not recall the book or author but I read something to the effect that most great nations have gone through a civil war.
I believe this is where the USA Spirit was born God Bless the USA
I think you've got the wrong war. That was the American Revolution. This was the American Civil War, about 90-100 years after 1776, when we declared independence.
Even though the nation was formed in 1776, i do believe that we changed drastically for the better in 1865. That's when America truly began to emerge as a great nation. When we stopped seeing ourselves as many peoples from many states, and when we started seeing ourselves as one people united.
The picture here is the Federal charge at Fredericksburg in Gods and Generals.
Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain: [quoting Hamlet] "What a piece of work is man, in form and movement how express and admirable. In action how like an angel."
Sergeant 'Buster' Kilrain: Well, if he's an angel, all right then. But he damn well must be a killer angel.
The saddest thing is they were all Americans...
Indeed, where there was glory there was horror
@Necramonium
Still American.
I had 2 Great Great Great Uncles who were cousins and knew each other since they lived with their families within close traveling distance: One in the tip of West Virginia which penetrates into Pennsylvania and who fought with the Confederate Regiment, and one who lived in Pennsylvania and fought with the Pennsylvania Regiment. They both died fighting each other in the 3rd day Battle of General Pickett's Charge. My Dad took me and my 2 brothers to visit their monuments with their last names of Wolfe at the Gettysburg Battleground.
@@marywolfe13 This is one of the reasons why I look at the Civil War as a sad and heartbreaking affair: while the freeing of the slaves was a righteous cause the fact of the matter is that the war tore families apart and pitted them against each other.....May the US never come to blows with its self ever again.
Yep. That was always the saddest part of it.
Sorry guys who are "Sons of Confederate Veterans". A typing mistake.... It's "SCV"!We are all so proud of you and your ancestors who fought for what they believed was right..... I love this movie and the music only enhances it more. Beautiful, soulful , and touches the Heart of all mankind.
It is the melodramatism that I like with G&G =)
I understand due to a budget shotrage they're not producing another movie in for the series at the monment but man i hope someday they can continue. Perhaps other great films of our past will debue sometime.
The tune was composed by Frederick Crouch, a mostly unsuccessful English musician who at one time lived with his family in Plymouth, England. He emigrated to America, leaving his family behind. One of the daughters he deserted, Emma, later became famous as the Paris courtesan Cora Pearl.
At the beginning of the music, I can hear the synthesizer coming on the background.
You haven't seen haunted until you've been to the Gettysburg Battlefield. I saw the Ghost Riders of Gettysburg coming through the trees of Seminary Ridge...
You guys need to contact Mr. Turner ,who is said to have backed the "Gettysburg," & "God and Generals" movies the last book in this trilogy is "Last Full Measure" which is awesome in that it is about Grant and Lee and the months before
the end of the war, ,Petersburg, Richmond, and the months prior to Appomattox, and the end of the war. In the Gods & Generals, movie look at the man speaking to John Bell Hood ,in the part where they are all singing "Bonnie Blue Flag, anybody recognize him? :)
Veteran soldier: "I've never asked myself when this war I still remember, The charge of confederates, Losing men, Killing each other both sides, brother to brother, I can rest now, Killer Angel that survived"
No...I am referring to Mr Ted Turner. His cameo role in the movie. That is him talking to John Belle Hood at the gathering of the confederate troops for a show that Hood arranged and they sat around singing "The Bonnie Blue Flag. Turner, is said to be a big "Civil War Buff". I'm told he was also in the movie , "Gettysburg" as a character in the background.
Fajny filmi muzyka.
THE BEGINNING OF THE SONG MAKES ME REFLECT ON ALL THE SERVICE MEMBERS WHO FOUGHT AND DIED FOR AMERICA!!! I'M DROPPING TEARS JUST WRITING THIS POST NOW!!!
If we take a moment to look back in our nation's memory and remember all these brave soles, both north and south, and just for moment try to feel what they must have felt, and now come forward to today, we have really strayed from the path this conflict had set for us as a nation. It is time for us to reaffirm our belief in democracy and put a stop to the corporate rule that is now running our lives and our nation. We the people must once again rise up and take back our government from those that now sit at the seat of power and find it acceptable to allow a foreign power so blatantly interfere with our democratic process.
Most people know about WW2 as well, yet every year comes new titles.
I knew he was in the scene too. George Allen (he of the "macaca" infamy in 2006) was also in the scene. IIRC Senator Harry Byrd was also in the movie.
Back to Ted Turner, he was shown several times in Gettysburg as Colonel Patton. He gets killed right after Armistead implores his brigade to push toward the High Water Mark at the wall.
"... if men are angels, they must be killer angels."
"The last full meassure", the movies are based on a book-trilogy, and the above mentioned is the last of them.
That's a very good Idea! You could start with Re-en-actors! Those are the guys who could get the ball rolling , there's strength in numbers it is said and there are a lot of you guys who are dedicated to portraying the Civil War , right... The SVC groups , just a matter of getting them all involved. There were also a lot of famous battles fought in the "West" as well , like Shiloh, Franklin, Chickamauga, just to name a few.
lol that pic is Battle of Fredricksburg attacking that stonewall xD But thx for uploading and good music
Awesome book that should be made into a Movie or mini series for T.V. To bad the man who produced "Cold Mountain", has passed. That was also a great movie and a true story! Enman, was actually a real person with a Civil War Record...he was from the foothills of the Smokey Mountain's area of North Carolina. It's to bad they chose to film that movie overseas , instead of on location where it really took place. Great movie , but sad ending ;however, realistic of the time.
Thumbs up is you think people who ask for thumbs up for no apparent reason are annoying. XD
@defender508
I can agree on the acting, but the music - the music of G&G is wonderful, it has some of the best pieces of music in film history. However, it is true what you say, their ambitions exceded their capabilities.
@Braincase43 Beautiful, wasn't it. I am not a Virginian, but my ancestors came to Virginia first before moving west into Kentucky. That speech highlighted that Virginia in particular, and the South in general, had a lot to do with the founding of the USA, and did not frivously secede from the union it helped create. Such brave soldiers every one.
@cellofingers Correction Fife and Drum is from the Revolution, but it still could have inspired Edelman's song
So it has not been made... good to know, been wondering where I could find it. XD
@cellofingers There is a civil war tune "Fife and Drum" not sure if Fife and Gun was based of it or not though. I think it's on here on youtube.
I think that is a great Idea! Someone suggested writing Newt Gingrich. He and co-author William R. Forstchen wrote novel named "Gettysburg" and "Never Call Retreat", which was on the New York Times Bestsellers List. It is also a novel of the Civil War and compared to being as good as "The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara's but in my opinion, not quite true! Although,definitely some good reading. it is popular historical fiction but follows close to the truth.
@SilverAntique13 hey im 20 and been in this for 10yrs and always wanted to go to gettysburg always no matter what but when i graduated high school my dream didnt happen but once i get married it will that be my gift from my future wife and go see the ghosts there!
i´m german but i like the film :)
And...
This Picture is of the battle of Fredericksburgh
of the Film Gods and Generals not Gettysburgh :)
it is an excellent score - what other film scores did he write?
Agreed. I missed the "Gettysburg" filming, too.
I'd love to be in on a reenactment movie, especially if it has a soundtrack like this one.
Any ideas on ways to get production started?
Hollywood doesn’t have the balls to make a movie like this one right now, probably won’t for a long time. At least we have this beautiful gem
The one thing that grates on my eyes every time I watch this film is the really obese Southern troops. Why did they put so many of them up front? Few people were obese in those days and we all know the Southern Soldiers were going without many meals by then. Sometimes the music is too beautiful to depict men dying violently, my other little problem with an otherwise great film.
dont forgot any movie that has relation to the end of the world O.o
i would love a third installment in the series, i only just found out that gettysburg isnt the movie
Correct!!!
@Finback353 He still had Longstreet, but he was mostly a defensive type of commander, hence he said the attack at Gettysburg was a monumental bad idea. Which it was. Lee still had AP Hill who was quite a capable commander. Too bad they didn't bring Braxton Bragg east, he was doing well in the west.
Colonel darling …
sorry, but history movies aren't big at the moment. People today are into mindless actiony movies such as transformers and the fast and the furious. I did like Valkyie and Defiance. But civil war and revolutionary war movies are for those who respect past events. Most people today ignore our past and only live in the present. This is why "The Patriot" is the only revolutionary war movie I can think of, even though that war founded one of the most powerful and important nations in the world.
The other track of "Gettysburg Soundtrack: Fife and Gun" I thought that was based on a real Civil War Army tune and not Randy Edelman. Its gorgeous but just was curious. Anyone know for sure?
It's based off of 'Hell on the Wabash,' possibly the song that the Iron Brigade entered Gettysburg to, thought there is more evidence that 'The Campbells are Coming' was played. In any case, you can listen to the tune here:
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That's to bad, because the last book was about the end of the war with Grant & Lee . Shaara gives a balanced experience of the temperament, sensibility, and character of generals on both sides of the battle lines. of the horrific battles that took place as Grant and Lee struggled for superiority in the field. The battle of Cold Harbor, Petersburg, on to Appomattox , and the end of the War.
Fredericksburg
i agree
There's a way to proclaim the Gospel. The way you do it makes no one pay attention.
picture is of fredericksburg and chamberlins by the flag
The picture looks like it is from "Gods and Generals".
"In the meantime the enemy would improve the top! Longer we delay, the more time the Federals have to strengthen their own lines and even if we recover more supplies from the ordinance train..how much more damage can we inflict on them then they on us? They bringing in fresh batteries as quick as we drive them off!"
"Just get some more ammunition and keep it hot! I cannot send in Pickett's Division until we clear some of the guns of that ridge!"
@Braincase43 amen. My fav general.
I hate all the crap today about the confederacy and how racist it is and I’m 14 and I wanna take the civil war in as much as possible before this world gets freakin worse and the civil war to me is very close and humble and I love it and I want it to grow back but sadly in this world it’s not. But great movie and soundtrack from Gettysburg to I love every part of it and the war.
Didn't they film Antietam for the film, but cut it out of the theatrical release? IMHO, G&G would have been a better mini-series with the extra battle included. I think the director's cut was included on the DVD but I haven't seen it.
you are right, but i think a lot of people are just stupid or ignorant to give a damn. theres no point in making another civil war movie when some like 30% of the population knows what it was about.
no problem i just wanted to say it
That's a Gods and Generals (Fredericksburg) pic.
Hahaha, yeah he sure would. One way or the other, "The Last Full Measure" must be made on picture! By the way, which of the two movies do you like best, Gettysburg or G&G?
This particular painting is from the battle of Fredericksburg, isn't it?
I appreciate that correction guys that tune is still pretty haunting and dramatic. Good stuff.
The “ Valkerie Angle “ was appointed by God to hover over the Battlefield “ ……Her duty to God was to decide who was to live and who was to die 🙏🙏
I’m sure “ the Valkerie “ spent a lot of time over “ the Wheatfield ? “
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Killer Anglo.
Civil War trilogy? Isn't there only Gettsburg and Gods and generals?, is there another one?
@JoeZeon100 Or is it that Gettysburg depicts a battle which the Union won, while G&G show something else? Just messing with you.
The time span of a movie doesn´t necessarily make it a bad one by default.
The Union might have won but look what a mess America is in now in 2018.......it's unbelievable