Gettysburg (History Channel's Civil War Week)

Anyone planning on watching it tonight?

History Channel, 9pm EDT.

http://www.history.com/shows/gettysburg

 

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Longstreet (played by Tom Berringer) has the worst beard in movie history. And every time I look at Lee I think of Jed Bartlett.

 

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Is it a mini-series or are Thursday's broadcasts a re-airing?

 

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Who beat?

 

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What I saw of it I liked. I fell asleep about 9:45. Hopefully it'll be up on OnDemand today.
There are supposed to be other shows on this week. Tonight is Lee and Grant.

 

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It was good.
I am really intrigued by Rufus Dawes.
Also had some pretty interesting stuff of Dan Sickles too.

 

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When I saw this film I thought Sheen's Gen. Lee came across as a doddering old fool, weak, foggy brained and indecisive. The real Lee was worshiped by his troops who would have followed him into Hell. Terrible portrayal.

 

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Not the major motion picture, starring Sheen.

The two-hour special on History Channel.



F-Hack, it's not a mini-series, just part of Civil War week on the History Channel.

Evil, I was intrigued by the Rufus Dawes stuff as well.

 

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Indeed. Probably was a blessing that Sickles got clipped by a cannon ball. And the description of Pickett's Charge was terrifying, especially having to march through an artillery range with no recourse other than to get close enough shoot back.

 

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Did they have to march so slowly? I wondered if the charge was a charge or the slow march they showed? Why would you march that slowly through 400 yards of open field without support or cover and in cannon range of the enemy?
If I have to make that "charge" I am running my ass off that 400 yards. I'll take a bullet over one of of those cannon shots (esp. the gigantic shotgun) blasts any day!

 

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Those were "war beards" the forerunner to the NHL's playoff beards.

 

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It was actually closer to 1,700 yards. Almost a mile, while carrying a rifle and combat load. And about halfway across they had to go down an embankment, onto a road, and then back up the other side. At the end, they got to sprint up another hill to the Union lines. Plus, if everyone runs not everyone does it at the same speed. A unit that large, you'd have as many guys getting trampled as shot.