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106 - Part 5 - Chancellorsville
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Version: Apr 20, 2012, last revised Nov 09, 2024
01 - 0:00 - Preface
A human life, I think, should be well rooted in some spot of a native land, where it may get the love of tender kindship for the face of the earth, for the labors men go forth to, for the sounds and the accents that haunt it, for whatever will give that early home a familiar unmistakable difference amidst the future widening of knowledge. The best introduction to astronomy is to think of the nightly heavens as a little lot of stars belonging to one's own homestead.
- George Eliot
02 - 0:55 - Opening Credits
03 - Part 1:
04 - 4:58 - Lee declines
(Colonel Robert E. Lee,
(Washington City, April, 1861)
Blair..................... Welcome Colonel Lee. Welcome to my home. Make yourself comfortable there, Colonel. (Lee sits down, then Blair) Allow me to get to the point, Sir. I have been authorized by President Lincoln himself - with the full blessing of the war department - to offer you full command of the army with the rank of Major General, this army being raised to quell this rebellion and of course to preserve the Union.
Lee...................... I assume this Army is to be used to invade those areas to eliminate the rebellion by force.
Blair..................... Yes Sir,
the Federal government has been challenged by these rebels who have been most
effective in changing the sentiments of various state legislatures challenging
our Constitution and challenging our central government. The attack on
Lee...................... General,
my home is right there across the
Blair..................... Well,
Sir, there is no great outcry for secession in
Lee...................... My friend,
my I humbly submit that you're mistaken about
Blair..................... I trust, you're not being too hasty yourself, Colonel. This is a great opportunity for you to serve your country.
Lee...................... My country, Mr. Blair? I never thought I'd live to see the
day the president of the
Blair..................... I'm sorry to hear you say that, Sir. I fear you're making a most dreadful mistake.
Lee...................... (rises) Sir, would you please convey my deep sense of honor
and gratitude to the president, but I must decline his offer. Please tell him -
please be clear -, I have never taken my duties lightly, but I have no greater
duty than to my home, to
05 - 8:46 - Professor Jackson
(Virginia Military Institute,
Driller................... (outside, to column of cadets) Parrey - arm! Order - arm! Shoulder - arm!
(Major Thomas Jonathan
Jackson,
(rumor outside, "Session! Session!"
Peope and cadets pull down the
06 - 10:09 - Secession
Dr. Junkin............ Major, listen to them. The leaders of our intellectual future, screaming for the destruction of our nation!
Dr. Junkin............ I... I will
not stay in a place where my students dishonor their country's flag. Major, I'm
leaving for
Dr. Junkin............ Your country, Thomas? Your country, my country. It's all one. All one, Thomas. All one.
07 - 11:10 - Virginia Convention
(House of Delegates,
John Janney......... (at the lectern) So that in the midst of
the searching of souls and the gnashing of teeth, the delegates of this
convention, harried by the harsh actions of a bellingerent usurper and the
radicals of his party, have stumbled into secession. Now God knows, I and many in this room have resisted it. But how could
there be union with a section of the country that wants to impose it's will
through coercion? Now that
Lee...................... (at the lectern, bows) Mr. President, gentlemen of the convention, I'm profoundly impressed by the solemnity of the occasion for which I must say I way not prepared. I accept the position assigned me by your partiality. I would have much preferred had your choice fallen on an abler man. But trusting to Almighty God, and approving conscience and the aid of my fellow citizens, I devote myself to the service of my native state, in whose behalf alone will I ever again draw my sword. (applause, cheers, standing ovations)
08 - 13:58 - Beale boys departing
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Lucy Beale........... (plays piano)
Jane Beale........... We must not
fear the final result of this war, but many a loved one will fall and many a
heart throb with anguish before we can breathe the exhilarating atmosphere of
freedom and feel the sweet assurance of safety and peace once more. (hands over the upfolded eight star flag) There's nothing in
this life more dear to me than my children, except
perhaps the memory of your wonderful father. When you go to
Martha................. Y'all be coming on back, you hear?
Charles Beale....... We'll be back, Martha. (gets kissed) - I won't forget to write you, sister. (embraces her)
Lucy Beale........... (when the cadets mount and ride off outside) I know there are a thousand brothers leaving a thousand homes, and In know we're not the only ones, Mother. But I've never felt sadder in my life.
09 - An actor in
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woman 1.............. Mr. Wilkes, Sir. Would you be kind enough as to autograph my playbill?
woman 2.............. I was never much interested in Shakespeare...
Booth.................. (looks up for a second while signing) Mhm-hm.
woman 2.............. ...until I saw you play Richard III. (imitates) A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!
Booth.................. (imitating acting) Was ever woman in this humor wooed? Was ever woman in this humor won?
soldier................. Say, uh, haven't I seen you someplace?
woman 1.............. Why, of course you have. This here is Mr. Wilkes Booth,
the finest actor in all of
Booth.................. (on a primitive stage) All the world's a stage and we but it's poor players. What better role than a soldier's in defense of his home, his honor and his beloved? (cheers)
10 - 16:50 -
Norris................... Good morning, Major. This just arrived for you. (hands him over a letter)
Anna.................... (walks up)
Norris................... (salutes) Sir. (leaves)
Anna.................... (reads) "You are
ordered to report immediately with the corps of cadets to camp instruction to
begin formal training and organization of the Provisional Army für the defense
of the
Anna.................... (continues alone) "A house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens."
11 - 18:54 - VMI sets out
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(Other peope take their guns, bags and rolls, depart from home and gather for recruiting)
Pendleton............ (reads the bible) "The Lord is my life. My salvation. Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength in my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Though unhost should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. The wall should rise up against me. In this will I be comforted."
12 - 21:25 - Harper's Ferry
Rev Jenkins......... Secession is
inexcusable. Southerners and Northerners can still work together. Slavery will
eventually die of natural causes. But the breakup of the Union will inaugurate
wars of a hundred generations in
Pvt Jenkins.......... (rises) Colonel Jackson, Sir. Father.
I am a soldier in the 4th
Rev Jenkins......... (rises) Then I will take my leave.
Rev Jenkins......... Thank you. Farewell, Colonel. May we meet again in happier times. And if not in this troubled world, may we meet in...
Rev Jenkins......... (nods)
13 - 24:18 - Welcome to the brigade
officer.................. Shoulder - arm!
officer.................. Order - arm! Parade - rest!
officer.................. Attention, company!
14 - A good horse
Harman................
This train was on its way to
Harman................ Then he's yours, Sir.
Harman................ Well, it's a well-rounded sorrel, Sir, but too small for you. You'll have your feet dragging in the dust.
Harman................ Well, that it would, Sir. Shall I arrange for the purchase?
Harman................ The Confederate Treasury is honored, Sir. And may you both sit well in the saddle.
15 - 26:37 - Naming Howitzers
Pendleton............ (as Colonel 2), to
Pendleton............ You're just in time for a christening, Sir. The men have decided to name the howitzers: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Pendleton............ Has my son proven a worthy adjutant?
2) At war start, William H.
Pendleton was at the rank of Captain, commanding the battery in
16 - 27:11 - Train with the bayonet
White................... (in bayonet training) Draw! Thrust! Develop! Die!
McClintock........... (exercising with bayonets and hay bales) As if you could ever get close enough to stick a man with this.
Pogue.................. You can give me your bayonet if you have no further use for it.
McClintock........... What you gonna do with two of them?
Pogue.................. You never heard of spare parts?
McClintock........... Pogue, your only hope is that some Yank puts you out of your misery.
White................... (salutes to
White................... A few more days of drill, and my boys will surpass the cadets of VMI.
White................... We march by day and read Xenophon by night. We will be your Greek phalanx.
White................... Yes, Sir. (salutes)
17 - Shifting horses
Sandie……........... Sir,
Harman has a detachment ready to take your sorrel to Mrs. Jackson in
Sandie……........... And Mrs. Jackson? What should we send her, Sir?
Sandie……........... Yes, Sir. Will that be all, Sir?
Sandie……........... Yes, Sir.
18 - 28:04 - Marching and talking
McClintock........... (marching in column) Blue, gray, green, even red uniforms. How we're supposed to know who the enemy is.
Pogue.................. You dang fool, you just shoot at the man that's shooting at you.
McClintock........... I thought we
was gonna be trained. I could of done this much
walking on my own back in
Pogue.................. I never seen you walk in your life when you didn't have to. Nor me, neither. What man in his right senses would cross his street when he could just be sitting on his front porch?
McClintock........... God knows, I done more walking this whole week than in my whole life and my whole daddy's life put together. Who'll give us fresh shoes when there aint nothing left but tatters and old bits of laces?
19 - 28:44 - Colonel Stuart
Stuart................... (stormly rids up, halts hard, dismounts)
Stuart................... (walks up) Lieutenant Colonel Stuart reporting for duty, Sir. (salutes)
Stuart................... Thank you, Sir.
Stuart................... No, Sir. Not in any form.
Stuart................... Fought with Longstreet and Ewell, Sir. Nasty business. Merciless climate. Glad to be home, Sir. The Apache were definding their homes, as we will be defending ours. If we fight as well as the Apache, I pity the Yankee invader.
Stuart................... (rises) Well, Colonel. One way or the other, the South will give them a warm reception.
Stuart................... Thank you, Sir. (salutes) And Colonel, you know that I would tell my men always to gallop toward the enemy, but trot away. (leaves)
20 - 31:19 -
Pendleton............ (to the crowd) The ratification vote for secession is in.
Reporting from all the countries of
shouter................ Must have been the village idiot! (laughter)
21 - 31:56 - General's Order
(
Sandie................. Soldiers! Commanding
General Johnston's orders: "General Beauregard is being attacked at
Manassas Junction by overwhelming forces." We have been ordered to cross
the
22 - 33:07 - Crossing the
McGuire............... You must get some rest, Sir.
McGuire............... They'll make better time tomorrow, Sir. It'll all be downhill. If you'll trust me to wait for the guns, Sir?
23 - 34:22 - A blanket of stars
Pogue.................. No fires, no tents. Just like I always dreamed it'd be.
McClintock........... You suppose
the
Pogue.................. That's fine for now. You'll be humming a different tune when it's raining, you're all covered in frost, or you need me to dig you out of a snowdrift. So damn dark the bats run into each other.
McClintock........... Old
Pogue.................. Old
McClintock........... Them VMI boys come up with the choice one. They calls him "Tom Fool" when he's looking the other way.
Pogue.................. I'll be a fool if I listened to you all livelong night.
McClintock........... Old Tom Fool. That name ought to stick to him like a tick on a mule.
24 - 35:14 - Piedmont railhead
(Piedmond railhead)
Trimble................. That's it! Step lively! Two at a time! As quick as you can! No dilly, no dally! One foot forward, then the other! Nothing pretty, nothing fancy. Into the train! Do it lovely, do it ugly, all the same to me. - Colonel Jackson 3). (salutes)
Trimble.................
Trimble................. (in leaving) In you go! Up and over! Through the brush and in the clover! Crowd on in. Move it over.
3)
25 - 36:19 - Unloading at
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(no dialogue, unloading men, horses and supplies)
26 - 36:40 - Prayer before battle
(July 21, 1861, near Bull Run Creek)
27 - 38:18 -
(Jackson, Sandie, Smith and McGuire
halt on a hill top and watch the battle, a messenger present, Pendleton places guns)
Sandie................. That's General Bee's brigade!
messenger…….... Yes, Sir! I'll ask him how long he can hold. (salutes, rides off)
Smith................... Sir?
Smith................... Yes, Sir. (salutes, rides off)
(Federal Positions, Matthew's Hill)
(Cpt Rickett's
Ricketts…............ Counter battery: fire! 800 yards! Shell! Five-second fuse!
US soldier............ Fire!
Pendleton............ Counter battery fire! 800 yards! Shell, five inch! Five-second fuse!
US soldier............ Fire!
Bee...................... (rides up to
Bee...................... (rides back downhill, to his men) Rally, men! Rally! Look!
There is
(Colonel Arthur Cummings' 33rd Virginia Regiment)
Cummings............ Fix - bayonets!
CS officer............ Lie down, men!
Cummings............ Privates! First rank, lie down! Second rank, kneel! - They are coming, boys. Wait till they get close before you shoot.
CS officer ........... Hold your fire!
US soldier............ Halt!
CS officer............ Hold your fire!
US soldier............ Ready! Aim! Fire! Fire! (Bee gets shot) Fire! Reload!
Cummings............ Rise up!
CS soldier............ Quickly, boys!
Cummings............ Rise up!
Bee……………….. (gets hit and drops from his horse)
US soldier............ Quickly, men! Quickly!
Cummings............ Ready! Aim! Fire! Fire! Reload! Reload, men!
Norris................... Come on, boys! Quick and we can whip them! (runs forward)
Cummings............ Easy, man. We have no orders to advance! Get back in the ranks! Steady, men, Steady! (more men running forward, pulls his gun) Damn it. - Charge! (regiment charges)
Sandie................. (to
US soldier............ About-face! About-face, men! Aim! Fire!
CS soldier............ For God's sakes, forward!
CS soldier............ (returning from the lines, to
CS soldier............ (walks off)
US soldier............ Halt! Ready! Aim!
CS soldier............ Aim! Fire!
US soldier............ Fire!
Stuart................... (with his cavalry) Charge!
Pendleton............ Press on! Press on!
28 - 48:51 - Quiet battlefield
Smith................... General? How is it you can keep so serene and stay so utterly insensible with a storm of shells and bullets raining about your head?
Smith................... (nods)
Sandie................. (appers) Preliminary reports für the brigade, Sir. 111 dead, 373 wounded or missing. And if I may ask, Sir, how's your hand?
Smith................... Evening, General.
Sandie................. Evening, Sir.
29 - Part 2:
30 - Preparing for the stage
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Booth.................. The schedule's posted. I'm relieved to see you've prepared for your role.
Booth.................. Mm. Then think "winter of our discontent." And
what a glorious summer it will be when the South is free of these meddling
Yankees. Sometimes when I'm up on that stage brandishing the prop sword or
threatening with the mock word I wonder if it's more farce than tragedy. More posturing than art.
31 -
(Centreville, November 1861)
Smith................... Begging your pardon, Sir, but the men would prefer remaining under your command.
Pendleton............ That's right, Sir. Couldn't the entire brigade be transferred with you to the Valley?
McGuire...............
Sir, may we hope that a formal entreaty to the authorities in
Pendleton............ Hear, hear.
32 - 51:49 -
Chamberlain......... The universe itself is subject to rules, to law. The super-abounding life lavished on this world of ours is proof that the play of infinite freedom is here to help work out the will of infinite law. The nature of the universe demonstrates that freedom can only exist as part of law.
Student................ Pardon me, Professor Chamberlain, but how does the study of philosophy intersect with real life? If freedom can only exist as a part of law how can we continue to tolerate slavery protected by law?
Chamberlain......... (thinks)
33 - 52:43 - Chamberlain tells Fanny
Fanny..................
Chamberlain......... How?
Fanny.................. I've noticed the way you've been looking into the children's room each night. - Blue. Why blue uniforms? It should be red. Like the English, the color of blood.
Chamberlain......... Are you angry with me?
Fanny.................. Lawrence, my darling Lawrence. Do you remember when you were thinking of being a missionary? And you wrote me saying that you wished your little wife was willing for you to take whatever course you thought best and was ready to help you in it with all her heart?
Chamberlain......... "Little wife." How could I ever have called you that? Your spirit is vaster than oceans. Then you wrote back. And I have never forgotten what you said. You said, "Well, dear, she is willing, and she feels that you know better about the matter than she does." But now I never think I know better than you.
Fanny.................. Well, I couldn't bear for you to feel that you must forever remain at a stand just because you're married. I always want to help you on in your excelsior striving. But I had a dream about you, Lawrence, last night, while you were away, offering your services to the governor. I saw you in my dream. There were boys in blue marching past. Some of the boys that... that we know. And there you were riding ahead of them on a great, white horse.
Chamberlain......... Fanny, my love, I... I felt I had to go. I offered the governor my services, where... wherever he wanted to place me. I thought he'd probably order me to an officer. Speeches, administration.
Fanny.................. Oh,
Chamberlain......... They need
serving officers. Five new regiments are being formed now.
Fanny.................. Poor
Chamberlain......... Lovelace. "Off to the English Civil War"? (Fanny nods) I would not dare presume to quote it now.
Fanny.................. "Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind / That from the nunnery / of thy chaste breast and quiet mind / To warlike arms I fly. / True, a new mistress now I serve / The first foe in the field / And with a sterner faith embrace / The sword, a horse, a shield. / Yet this inconstancy is such / As thou too shalt adore. / I could not love thee, dear, so much / Loved I not honor more." - You will be wounded. You will be changed by the horrors of it. But you will come home. I believe that, my love. You will come home.
34 - 58:27 - Jim Lewis, the cook
(Winchester, Virginia, November 1861)
Lewis................... (steps in, clears his throat)
Lewis................... There's some that calls me Uncle Jim. Some calls me Big Jim. Some folks just calls me Jim.
Lewis................... I heard Stonewall once.
Lewis................... Some folks says otherwise. Folks say men can't fight without nobody up front to lead them on.
Lewis................... Yes, Sir. They wasn't lying, told you that. Whatever you likes to eat, I can cook it, pan-fry, griddle, boil, bake or roast it.
Lewis...................
Lewis................... Yous got yourself a deal, General. (salutes) Sir.
35 - 1:00:11 - Anna in
Anna.................... Oh Thomas. Oh...
36 - 1:00:44 - Wishing a child
Anna.................... I have been thinking, Thomas, that it may have been a blessing the Battle of Manassas was fought on my birthday.
Anna.................... In our old age, you will never forget it.
Anna.................... What is it, Tom? What?
Anna.................... We serve a loving God, Thomas. We are in each other's arms. We are together, and we are happy together. And is our love not proof of his? We must not fear, Thomas. We will survive this war. And we will have a child. So help us, God.
6) Unclear, to what child this is referring. The stillborn child of Jackson and his first wife was a boy. With Anna he had a child already, too, this time a daughter, that dies only a frew days after her birth.
37 - 1:03:45 - New 20th
Gilmore................ (loud) Men of the 20th
Gilmore................ Yes, Sir.
Gilmore................
When I say, "20th
Chamberlain......... I shall certainly try, Sir. I, uh, understand you were in the Battle of Bull Run.
38 - Supplying the regiment 1
(Volunteers receive their uniforms, no dialogue)
39 - 1:05:02 - Sergeant Tom Chamberlain
Tom..................... (walks up, salutes) Sergeant Tom Chamberlain reporting for duty, Sir.
Chamberlain......... Tom, what on earth-- ? What are you doing?
Tom..................... I signed
up,
Chamberlain......... Did Father approve? How will he run the farm?
Tom..................... Once he heard you were colonel, he couldn't say no. Besides, you know him, he'll gonna be alright. They both will. I'm giving them one less thing to cuss at. And you know Mama, she said so many prayers for the both of us, we got nothing to worry about.
Chamberlain......... Well, I guess I have one more responsibility. I have to look after you.
Tom..................... Me? Lawrence, Mama told me to watch after you.
Chamberlain......... -- (shakes his head, walks on)
40 - Supplying the regiment 2
(Volunteers receive their uniforms)
old man............... Just remember, lads, even a tin cup is a great weight after 20 mile. Your precarious pegs won't last if you turn yourselves into pack mules. And only one leg to a pant, if you please. You'll soon be at the worn end of it, where your formal attire will be your shirt collar and boots.
41 - Formal training 1
42 - Lee suggests an invasion north
(Confederate
encampment,
Lee......................
Gentlemen, it's only September. Too soon for winter camp.
We have the momentum. I propose we advance our army north into
Longstreet............ General, might this not be considered an invasion?
Lee......................
I don't believe so, General. No, Sir. With the Federal invasion of
Lee...................... Our presence, just the threat, could be sufficient.
Longstreet............ General Lee, we'd be cutting ourselves off from our base of supplies, communications. We'd be vulnerable from the rear, Sir.
Lee......................
General Longstreet, you marched into
Longstreet............ Yes, Sir.
Lee...................... Did not General Scott cut himself off from his supplies and communication? And by so doing, did he not bring a rapid end to that war? And did he not accomplish all of that in a foreign land? Well, this is not a foreign land. The citizens will see we're not coming to vandalize as the Yankees did to us. We've come to end the war quickly and without any need to conquer or subdue anyone. We proved our superiority on the battlefield. That superiority may be all we need, Gentlemen. All we need.
Lee...................... Yes.
Lee...................... Yes, Sir.
43 - Crossing the
(Potomac River, September 1862)
(Confederate Soldiers crossing the river, no dialogue)
44 - 1:05:53 - Tutoring in marching
45 - 1:06:30 - Formal training 2
Chamberlain......... Company - halt! Company - front! Order - arms!
Chamberlain......... Shoulder - arms! Company - forward - march!
46 - 1:07:40 - No shortage of enemies
Kilrain.................. Morning to you, Sir. Colonel Ames sent me to get you. Said you might be needing a drop of this. (hands him a pot of coffee)
Chamberlain......... (takes it) Thank you...
Kilrain.................. Kilrain, Sir. Sergeant Kilrain. Glad to be of service. You know, Colonel, the boys… We've been watching you, Sir, that we have. You've learned fast. Becoming a pleasure to serve under you.
Chamberlain......... Yes, well... Are you a veteran, Sergeant?
Kilrain.................. Aye, Sir. I suppose you could say that. Did
me duty in the regular Army for a while. Did the great
long walk with General Scott down south of the
Chamberlain......... Some men you
fought with in
Kilrain.................. Oh, it
gets worse than generals, Colonel. Some of the lads that I left
Chamberlain......... I, too, have friends on the other side, Sergeant. And enemies.
Kilrain.................. Yes, Sir. No shortage of enemies, that's for sure. (salutes, walks off)
47 - 1:09:11 - Farewell to the brigade
officer.................. Parade - Rest!
soldiers................
(cheers)
48 - Prepared for the battle
(Camp of the 5th
Corps, US-Army of the
Chamberlain......... Certainly, Colonel.
Tom.....................
(walks up)
Chamberlain......... Well, best eat up, Sergeant. We're moving out. (walks off)
49 -
(near
(artillery fire)
Pendleton............ Good morning, Sir. The Yankees are coming thick and fast in the woods before us. We're making it hot for them.
Lee...................... We must hold this ridge. We must. So pour it to them, Reverend.
Pendleton............ Sir. (salutes, leaves)
Rob Lee............... (walks up) Sir, it's me, Rob.
Lee...................... My dear son. How are you, boy?
Rob Lee............... I'm well, Sir.
Lee...................... I congratulate you for being in the fight and unhurt. May God keep you so. And remember, Son, we must do all we can to drive these people back.
Rob Lee............... Yes, Sir. We'll do our best, Sir. (salutes)
(artillery fire)
Pendleton............ Yes, Sir, can he maintain his position.
(fighting in the corn field)
Tom..................... (to Kilrain) It's good to be sergeant, isn't it? To shoot a sergeant, you have to fire through two men.
Kilrain.................. A sergeant never fires his weapon until the men in front of him are killed and then only unless you want to show off.
Chamberlain......... (salutes, then) Battalion - forward! Forward - march!
Pendleton............ (rides up to Hood) Compliments from General Jackson. He wants to know, can you maintain position?
Hood................... Tell General Jackson unless I get reinforcements, I must be forced back. But I'm going on while I can.
Pendleton............ Yes, Sir. Reinforcements. Yes, Sir. (rides off)
Hancock.............. General McClellan, Sir.
McClellan............. General Hancock. Had you heard that General Richardson had been wounded?
Hancock.............. I heard he'd been wounded.
McClellan............. I'm sorry to tell you it is serious and you will assume his command.
Hancock.............. Yes, Sir. Of course, Sir. I'm honored to accept the command.
McClellan............. I'm sure you will perform this duty with the skill and courage you have shown already. We are on the move now, and we will drive the rebels into the river before the sun sets. Hold this position against any assault by the enemy.
Pendleton............
Reply from General Hood: "Tell
Chamberlain......... Battalion, halt! The battle may be moving our way. Keep them ready.
soldiers................ Yes, Sir.
50 - Beaten but still holding
McGuire............... (near sunset, gives
51 - Not needed today
52 - Stage performance in the North
(McVicker's theater, Chicago)
Booth.................. (acting) He that created us gave us such strong argument starting before and after, gave us not capabilities and divine reason to fust inside of us unused. Now, whether it be bestial oblivion, or some craven scruple of thinking too precisely on the event a thought which, quartered, hath but one part one wisdom and ever three parts coward I do not know why yet I live to say "This thing's to do" sith I have cause and will and strength and means to do it. Examples gross as earth exhort me: Witness this army of such mass and charge led by a delicate and tender prince whose spirit with divine ambition puffed makes mouths at the invisible event exposing what is mortal and unsure to all that death and danger dare, even for an egg-shell. Rightly to be great is not to stir without great argument but greatly to find quarrel in a straw when honor's at the stake. How stand I then that have a father killed a mother stained excitements of my reason and my blood and let all sleep? While, to my shame, I see the imminent death of 20,000 men that, for a fantasy or trick of fame go to their graves like beds, fight for a plot whereon the numbers cannot try the cause which is not tomb enough or continent to hide the slain? O, from this time forth my thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth.
53 - Booth's sentiments
Booth.................. (points at a newspaper) He's mad. Did you see this? It's nothing less than a call for a slave uprising.
girlfriend.............. Darling, I hardly ever get to see you. Can't we put away the paper this one evening? It'll put you in the foulest mood. It always does.
Booth..................
Well, here. Read it for yourself.
girlfriend.............. But this is harmless, John. See, it says right here: "An emancipation of all slaves from the states still in rebellion." But can't you see? Those are the very states where the president has no authority and no power.
Booth.................. Why, yes. You're quite right. I hadn't considered it in that light.
girlfriend.............. Now, can we fold up the paper into a nice little square so that I can cut it up into a hundred little pieces and throw it into the street? (both laughing)
Booth.................. Boyo, another round, if you please.
54 - Camp life for officers
Pendleton............ Now, it says here in Blackmantle's Art of Punning, that (reads) "punning is an art of harmonious jingling upon words which, passing in at the ears and falling upon the diaphragm excites a titillary motion in those parts..." (all laughing) "And this, being conveyed by the animal spirits into the muscles of the face raises the cockles of the heart." (again smiling) - All right, then. Is everyone ready?
others.................. Sure, why not? Yes, Sir.
Pendleton............ (reads) Counties of
Smith................... Bark-shire.
Pendleton............ Ha, ha. Well done. And from where did the first hermaphrodites come from?
McGuire............... Oh. Um, Middlesex.
Pendleton............ Yeah. And from whence the first circus tumblers came?
Smith................... Circus tumblers?
Pendleton............ Somerset.
all........................ Oh, Lord. Somerset.
Pendleton............ Well, I can see you've all learned rule number six: Never speak well of another punster and never laugh at his puns. (all laughing)
55 - Camp life for workers
cook helper.......... The Rebel sharpshooters were in the house. That's what made them Yankees shell it so.
Lewis................... Where was this?
cook helper.......... Outside
Lewis................... The Yankees been through that town more times than there is flies on a mule. Where's your master now?
cook helper.......... I ain't got a master no more. Now he
my boss. See, I was sold at auction over in
Lewis................... No, Sir.
cook helper.......... Thirty dollars a month.
Lewis................... What he pay you for?
cook helper.......... I can do anything I turn my hands to. Then the Yankees
come and burned down his house and the next thing you know, the man who's
paying me wages is in the Confederate Army. And so am
Lewis................... Man, that's good! Let's do this thing right here. Hey, come on. Check it.
56 - The new uniform coat
Van Borcke.......... (walking up) Greetings. General.
Van Borcke.......... I would certainly prefer such a mission. But tonight, General, I come bringing you a present. General Jackson I am greatly pleased to bring this present from General Stuart. The general has gone to great lengths to secure for you this.
Pendleton............ Would you like for me to open that for you, Sir?
Pendleton............ (takes out a new general's uniform from the wrap) General. This is some fine material. Look here. That's gold braid.
Pendleton............ Sir.
Van Borcke.......... No,
General, no. You do not understand. General Stuart was most insistent. He says
now that you are a Lieutenant General Corps commander, you deserve a new
uniform. He was most insistent you try it on. He will certainly ask, "How
was the fit?" Please, General. Try it on. (officers
nodding,
Lewis................... General, that's some mighty fine coat. (all laughing)
(soldiers in camp in sounding good mood, some screeming out with laughter)
57 - Part 3:
58 - 1:11:37 - Burnside's headquater
(Falmouth, Virginia, December, 1862)
Burnside.............. Ah, Gentlemen.
Couch.................. Excuse us, General Burnside. General Hancock has information you may find useful.
Burnside.............. Yes, General Hancock, a pleasure. Sumner, come. We have
visitors.
Sumner………….. (appears out from the back room)
Couch.................. Sir, General Hancock reports the river can be forded the short way upstream. There'll be no difficulty crossing. With your permission, we can move right away.
Burnside.............. General Hancock, I certainly appreciate your efforts at reconnaissance but this possibility has been considered - and rejected. The pontoons will be here any time now. And then we will be able to cross with not only the men but also the wagons and supplies as well. It would be foolhardy to send the men without the wagons, without the big guns…
Hancock.............. Excuse me, General, but am I correct in my observation that there's little force opposing us across the river?
Burnside.............. Yes, General, you're absolutely correct. For once we seem to have caught Old Bobby Lee by surprise.
Hancock.............. Well, then, Sir, if I may suggest, isn't it possible General Lee is moving this way? Certainly he's aware of our intentions. If we could occupy the town with infantry, it would make our job much easier when the bridges do arrive, Sir.
Burnside.............. Yes, General, but that's risky, I'm afraid. Those men could be cut off. In this weather? My Lord, it snows one day, melts the next. The river could rise unexpectedly. It will be best, I assure you, if we wait until the entire Army can cross together.
Hancock.............. General Burnside,
if we don't cross the river very soon, I'm confident General Lee will make
every effort to stop us. He will not let us move toward
Couch.................. (cuts in) Please allow me, Sir, to at least send General Hancock's division across the river. Surely they can carry enough supplies with them and the artillery from this side can protect them against any advance by Lee.
Burnside.............. Gentlemen, we
will cross this river when the bridges arrive and not before. You must
understand, I do not have the luxury of deviating from
the larger plan. The president approved my strategy, and I shall stick to it.
Once this Army is across the river, we will advance on
59 - 1:14:22 - Place of deep emotions
Lee...................... That may
be so, Mr. Taylor, but it has an even greater significance for me. It's where I
met my wife. That's something these Yankees do not understand, will never
understand. You see these rivers and valleys and streams and fields, even
towns? They're just markings on a map to those people in the war office in
60 - Preparing the town
(Southern soldiers fortifying in
61 - 1:15:58 - Prayers in the night
(Chancellorsville, 10 miles
west of
Smith...................
Chancellor's Crossing. We're another two hours or so from
Sandie….............. Yes, Sir. I'll see what the good folks can provide. (rides off with Smith)
Lewis................... (dismounts) The general be fixing to eat something warm?
Lewis................... I minds it. I just don't shows it. (to
Lewis................... Ain't heared much for some time. Yankee mail used to move quicker than Secesh mail.
Lewis................... (his hat in hand) Lord, I know you sees into the hearts of all men, just like you sees into the heart of old Jim Lewis. And, Lord, I know there's no lying or deceitfulness can hide from you. You find the truth in the bottom of the deepest pit of darkness. There be no hiding from your truth and your ever-watchful eye.
Lewis................... How is it,
Lord? Can you explain something to this old
Lewis................... Amen.
Lewis................... Yeah.
Lewis................... About half is free, half slave. That's counting all the cousins and such.
Lewis................... That's what they says around the camp.
Lewis................... That's what they says, General.
Lewis................... (to
62 - 1:20:54 - Formidable position
Alexander............. General Lee, fine day, Sir. We got batteries all along that hill, covering our front to the river. Strong anchor on the north. By tomorrow, guns will be positioned in those trees to the south. We'll be able to cover the entire open ground, all of it. General, they gonna come at us here?
Lee...................... Colonel
Alexander, Federal troops amassed across that river are watching us prepare for
them. Now, if I were General Burnside, I wouldn't attack here. I'd move back
upstream, come across from above us. Burnside is not a man with the luxury of
flexibility. He's being pushed from behind by loud voices in
Alexander............. And we got batteries pointing from all angles. They cross that canal, that'll slow them down. We shall hit them from all sides. No, Sir, a chicken couldn't live on that field.
Smith................... (rides ups, alutes) General Lee, Sir. (salutes) General Jackson sends his respects and advises, his Corps will deploy to the south of this position by tomorrow, as you instructed.
Lee...................... Well, what are his men made of? He's 150 miles away.
Smith................... To General Jackson, dawn begins the minute after midnight. (salutes)
63 - 1:21:53 - General to General
Hood................... I have often wondered the same.
A.P.Hill................ General Gregg, have you settled your differences with General Jackson?
Gregg.................. No, General Hill, I have not. Have you?
A.P.Hill................ No, Sir.
Hood................... Oh, I do not know, but I'm inclined to think I will. I expect I will be wounded. And you, General?
A.P.Hill................ Get up.
64 - 1:23:06 - The daughter's letter
Sandie................. Sir?
Sandie................. Forgive me, General. There's a letter for you. Courier was running a little slow today, but I thought you'd want to see it.
Sandie................. Good night, Sir. (leaves the tent)
65 - 1:24:59 - Hell to pay
Hancock.............. They've occupied all the buildings along the riverfront. Our boys will be lining up those pontoon bridges through a hail of lead. Once across, the Rebs are sure to make us pay for every block. Beyond the town is the canal which cuts across this open field, a field we'll have to cross to reach their entrenchments on Marye's Heights, another difficult obstacle in the face of artillery fire.
Couch.................. Down to our
left we could burst through, turn
Hancock.............. Turn
Couch.................. The Rebs
have fortified the high ground up the river. And anyway, there are strong currents
and obstacles to a crossing there. Below
Hancock.............. That wily gray fox has outmaneuvered our command again. And there's going to be hell to pay.
66 - 1:26:54 -
(Thursday, December 11, 1862)
(Brigadier General William
Barksdale's
yankees............... (building the pontoon bridge) Hurry up! Let's go!
Barksdale............. Pick your
targets, boys! And firing!
(Confederates shoot at the men on
the bridge,
(
(Artillery fire, panik in the
streets of
Martha................. Them Yankees is coming, sure as Jesus. They got two pontoons laid across that river. We got to get you and them children out of here in a hurry.
Jane Beale........... Won't you stop your fussing with me. Get you and your family ready. We'll all must leave together.
Martha................. Miss Jane, now you know us done talked this over, and we decided to stay on here and look after the house. Ain't no use saying no more about it.
Jane Beale........... Martha, I will not leave you to the mercy of those blue devils.
Martha................. Miss Jane, now you know they ain't gonna be bothering us colored folks. Besides, if we go with you there won't be a fork full of food left in the pantry when we come back. And we need to eat, same as you.
Lacy.................... (enters the hall)
Lucy Beale........... Pastor Lacy, we must run to our lines.
Lacy.................... There's no time for that. The streets are raining with iron. Everybody to the basement. (windows burst, all drop to the ground) -- Anybody hurt? Sam? Easy.
Jane.................... Sam!
Lacy.................... Can you get up? Easy! Easy!
(fighting continues outside)
John Beale........... (knocks the door) Mother? Are you here?
Martha................. Oh, praise be! It's young John!
Jane.................... We're down here in the cellar!
John.................... The door is blocked! I'll go around to the side!
Martha................. Children, y'all stay right here. Mama'll be back.
John.................... (openes a back door) Come out! There's an ambulance out front. The enemy is crossing the river. We must hurry!
Jane.................... (at the carriage) No! Martha, I won't leave without you.
Martha................. I done told you, I'm staying.
Lacy.................... Off with you then. (carriages drives off) - Come on, Martha. Stay in the basement!
(street fights ensued)
(Ambulance halts at a rise outside
of town)
Jane.................... May God be with them. May he strengthen their hearts and their arms for the coming struggle. Give them the victory.
67 - 1:33:51 - Looting
(Three
Martha................. (steps outside the door) Can I be of service to you fine Northern gentlemen?
Looter 1............... Is this your master's place?
Martha................. This is my place. Children! (her three childred step out)
Looter 2............... Sorry to have to bother you, Ma'am.
Looter 3............... Come on, let's go. (they turn off)
Martha................. (to her children) Go back inside. Hurry up.
(Provost Marshall General Marsena Patrick)
Patrick................. (rides in) Put a stop to this at once! Where are the officers? Drop that, soldier. (hits him) Now! Get a message to Couch, to Hancock. This will not be tolerated! This is an army, not a rabble!
68 - 1:34:52 - A strong line
(Friday, December 12)
Stuart...................
(to
Lee...................... General Longstreet, will you show us where your troops are positioned.
Longstreet............ Yes, Sir.
We're anchored on the north by Anderson's division up on the bend in the river,
and Ransom's division in several lines is along and below the ridge of Marye's
Heights, with Cobb's brigade dug in down on the road behind that stone wall.
Now, to their right is General McLaws, and further down in the woods and to the
right, Pickett and Hood. General Hood is my right flank. He's connected in
those heavy trees over there with General Jackson's left. Up here on the
Heights, we have the
Lee...................... Very well. General Jackson, would you please extend the line for us?
Lee...................... Good, very good. General Stuart, are you in a strong position for protecting General Jackson's flank?
Stuart................... Oh, yes, Sir. We're covering the enemy from the river, as far out as our own lines. If the Yankees move down river or threaten to turn General Jackson's line, we can block their advance until the line is moved.
Lee...................... Very well. Gentlemen, these deployments are sound. The rest is in God's hands.
general................. Amen.
Alexander............. Amen.
69 - 1:37:01 -
(Saturday, December 13)
Chamberlain......... In the Roman
civil war Julius Caesar knew he had to march on
(General Winfield Scott Hancock's 1st Division)
Chamberlain......... "And trembling
struck the leader's limbs. His hair goose and weakness checked his progress,
holding his feet at the river's edge. At last he speaks: "Oh, thunderer,
surveying great
(Colonel Samuel Zook's 3. Brigade) 10)
Chamberlain......... "Here am I, Caesar, conqueror of land and sea, your own soldier everywhere now too if I am permitted. The man who makes me your enemy, it is he will be the guilty one."
(General Thomas Meagher's Irish Brigade)
Chamberlain......... "He broke the barriers of war and through the swollen river swiftly took his standards. When Caesar crossed the flood and reached the opposite bank from Hesperia's forbidden fields, he took his stand and said: "Here, I abandoned peace and desecrated law. Fortune, it is you I follow. Farewell to treaties. From now on, war is our judge." (canon fire) Hail Caesar. We who are about to die salute you."
(fighting starts)
Hancock.............. General Zook! 10) Move your brigade forward!
Zook.................... (salutes to Hancock)
officer.................. Left wing - forward - march!
(Lieutenant Colonel Saint Clair Mulholland, Irish Brigade)
(no dialogue)
Mulholland........... Steady, boys, steady. You'll soon be forward.
Irish man 1........... Is that to be General Meagher's position then?
Irish man 2........... He's enjoying the privilege of an officer. Protecting the rear.
Irish man 3........... He's got a lame knee, for pity's sake.
Irish man 1........... Fair enough. Someone's got to keep Burnside company.
Mulholland........... Quiet in the ranks! Shoulder - arms!
(General
John C. Caldwell's 1st
(no dialogue)
(
Chamberlain......... Battalion! Shoulder - arms! Left - face! High-file right - march!
Hancock.............. (on battle field) Come on, boys! Show them the cold steel! Irish brigade, move out!
Mulholland........... Irish brigade, at the double-quick - forward - march! (they charge) Front and center! Double column, boys! Form up! Forward! Keep moving!
(Brigadier
General Thomas R. R. Cobb's Irish
Irish Cpt............... That's the Irish. What are those boys doing fighting in blue? Don't they know we're fighting for our independence? Did they learn nothing at all at the hands of the English?
Iris Maj................. They're Reb Irishmen. They're our brothers. They've been misled to their fates.
Mulholland........... (charging) Do your duty! Steady, men! Steady! Men, do your duty! Battalion, halt! - Ready! - Aim! - Fire! - Load them up, boys, load them up! Ready! - Aim! - Fire! Load! Load! Load! Ready! - Aim! - Fire! - Fall back! Fall back, men! Now move! Move!
Irish Cpt............... Go to hell! Go to hell and damnation!
Mulholland........... Move, boys! Lie down here! Lie down and load! Lie down and load! Load! Load and fire! Quickly! Blaze away, lads! Do it, boys! Fire, boys.
Irish Maj............... Keep firing, men! Keep firing!
Mulholland........... Fall back! Fall back, lads! Every man for himself! Fall back, men!
Iris Cpt................. (lifts his hat) Hurra! Hurra! (others follow) Hurra! Hurra!
Hancock..............
adjutant................ Yes, Sir! At the double-quick! March!
(Brigadier General Lewis Armistead's Virginia Brigade)
Pickett................. (rides up) General Armistead.
Armistead............ Afternoon, General Pickett.
Pickett................. See that last charge by Meagher's brigade?
Armistead............ Those fellas deserved a better fate. Their bravery is worthy of a better cause.
Pickett................. My heart stood still as I watched it.
Armistead............ I would not have believed that mortal men could march into the face of such destruction.
Lee...................... General Longstreet, those people committing more fresh divisions at your lines, their mounting numbers may overwhelm our defense.
Longstreet............ Sir, if they put every man they have on either side of the Rappahannock of the field to approach me, just give me plenty of ammunition, I'll kill them all before they reach my line.
Lee...................... Nevertheless, we must be prudent, General. We must never ignore the unknown or the unpredictable.
Longstreet............ Yes, Sir. I'll take the necessary measures. Orders! (messenger rides up) You send orders to Ransom's Tar Heels to advance his division and to Kershaw to bring up his brigade to support Cobb at the wall.
messenger........... Yes, Sir! (rides off)
(Colonel Adelbert Ames 20th
Alexander............. Load!
Five-second fuse!
(nearby canon
explodes, generals drop down)
Alexander............. She burst! The barrel burst! Stretcher!
soldier................. General Lee, you all right, Sir?
Alexander............. Sergeant! Call for the surgeon! Quickly!
Longstreet............ Here I go. Help me up, boys.
Lee...................... It's not yet our time, gentlemen. Not yet our time.
Pickett................. (rides up) General Kemper! General Kemper. You are ordered by General Longstreet to proceed to your left in support of McLaws. Take two regiments of your brigade into the sunken road behind the stone wall.
Kemper................ Yes, Sir. At once.
Pickett................. Do your duty, General. (rides on)
Kemper................ My horse! We go to where the fight is. (to his men) Commanding general has called us into battle. We move at once. (soldiers cheering) If we can whip the enemy here today, I tell you, from what I know the Confederacy is surely established. Men of Virginia you who have fought on so many hard-won fields, today your country calls upon you one more time, to stand between her and the enemy. And I know that you will do your duty! (soldiers cheering)
(
Cobb................... Pass them forward. Just load and pass them forward!
Kilrain.................. Seems a terrible long distance up that hill.
Tom..................... It'll be shortened by those in the front.
Kilrain.................. Begging your pardon, Sir. The only thing that'll be shortened by those in front is their lives.
Chamberlain......... Yes, Sir. I'll watch them, Sir.
Kilrain.................. Hail Caesar. We who are about to die salute you.
Chamberlain......... Forward!
Chamberlain......... March!
Chamberlain......... Right of companies to the front! March!
Chamberlain......... Form up a line! Form up a line! Come on, boys! Dress to the colors!
Chamberlain......... Dress to the colors! Keep your line, men. Keep your line.
Chamberlain......... Double-quick, boys! Come on, boys! Keep it tight, boys! Keep it tight!
Chamberlain......... Turn to the right!
Spear................... Keep it tight, men! Keep it tight, men!
Chamberlain......... At the double-quick, boys! Come on, boys!
Spear................... Forward, men. Keep moving!
Chamberlain......... Battalion, halt!
Chamberlain......... Dress to the colors!
Chamberlain......... Reload, boys! Reload quickly!
CS soldier............ Keep firing! Keep firing!
Chamberlain......... Thattaway, boys, fire away! Pour it into them!
Spear................... Fill this hole now!
soldier................. Sir?
soldier................. Request permission to return to the rear, Sir.
Kilrain.................. No, no, Patrick, me boy. Just reload and shoot.
Kilrain.................. Fill that line in!
Spear................... Fill this hole now!
Chamberlain......... Dress to the right! Fire!
Spear................... Fire!
Chamberlain......... Fall back! Fall back!
Spear................... Fall back, boys!
Tom..................... (yanked to the ground by Kilrain) What did you do that for?
Kilrain.................. You'll thank me in the morning.
Casey.................. Oh, Mother. Oh, Mother, help me...
Chamberlain......... It's all right, Casey, I got you. Don't worry about a thing. I'll get you home.
10) Colonel Zook is decorated as Brigadier General. Even Hancock calls him up as "General".
70 - 2:00:38 - Grow too fond of it
Lee...................... It is well that war is so terrible, for we should grow too fond of it.
Longstreet............ (nods)
71 - Part 4: Moss Neck
72 - 2:01:21 - Beale's house a field hospital
Martha................. (openes the door) Yes, Sir?
US soldier............ We're requisitioning your house for use as a hospital.
Martha................. Come on inside out the cold.
73 - 2:01:48 - Dead bodies to shield
Chamberlain......... (crawls along) You there. You wounded? Truly sorry, old fella. (rolls the dead body for a shelter to him)
Spear................... Damn.
74 - 2:02:42 - Martha's prayer for freedom
Surgeon............... General Hancock, Sir.
Hancock.............. Surgeon. This man is Major Sidney Willard of the 35th
Surgeon............... This way, Sir.
man..................... Prepare to lift. Lift.
Surgeon............... (examines) He's been shot twice in the chest, General. There's nothing I can do.
Hancock.............. (to Martha) Is there whiskey in this house?
Martha................. Yes, Sir. (brings an bottle) Drink this, Sir. Think not to thyself that thou shall escape in the king's house more than all the Jews. For if it thou keepest thy peace at this time deliverance shall arise with the Jews from another place. And who knows whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this.
Hancock.............. That's from the book of Esther.
Martha................. Esther knew she had to do more than save herself. Esther
had to save her people too. I love them
people you done chased from this house. I's known them
most all my life. The Beales is good people. Mr. General? I was born a slave.
And I wants to die free. Lord knows I wants to die free, and I wants my children to be free.
Heaven help me. May God bless you all.
75 - 2:05:12 - Brothers survived
Chamberlain......... Damn it, Tom, you scared me half to death.
Tom..................... You?!
Chamberlain......... (laughes)
76 - 2:05:58 - Confederate field hospital
Lucy Beale........... I was able to secure the aid of a good spyglass and could ascertain beyond all doubt that our house is still standing.
Jane Beale........... Oh, I pray to God for Martha and her dear ones.
Lucy Beale........... But, oh, Mother, it is a pitiful sight on the fields below Marye's Heights. I should feel rancor in my heart for those invaders but all I feel for them is sorrow.
Jane Beale........... Dear Lucy,
when you were but a child in petticoats, I believe the year was 1847, there was a great famine in
Gregg.................. General Jackson. I wish to apologize for the differences we had.
Gregg.................. General, you know that I'm not a believer.
77 - 2:08:22 - Kill every last man
McGuire............... Horrible, yes, but we have been invaded. Lord, what can we do?
McGuide.............. --- Gentlemen. (leaves)
78 - 2:09:14 - Return the fire
(Sunday, December 14)
Kilrain.................. Oh, what I
wouldn't give for a cup of
Chamberlain......... 20th
Spear................... Return fire!
Chamberlain......... Return fire!
Kilrain.................. (to a dead man) Oh, Patrick, I hope you don't mind. I know you're in heaven, but you got work yet to do down here in this poor pitiless world. (uses the dead body as his gun rest)
79 - 2:10:39 - Northern lights
Spear................... (crawling up) Colonel Chamberlain. Your orders are to
withdraw. Withdraw to the city.
(Men on both sides watch the northern lights in the sky)
80 - 2:12:08 - Order to retreat
Chamberlain......... (slowly stands up, salutes) Yes, Sir. We are to retreat, Sir.
Chamberlain......... Captain Spear, form the regiment. We're moving out.
Spear................... Yes, Sir. (salutes)
81 - The enemy is gone
Sandie................. Morning, General. General Jackson would like to report the enemy is no longer in front of his position.
Lee...................... Go on, Mr. Pendleton.
Sandie................. General, the enemy has withdrawn back across the river. The pontoon bridges are gone, Sir, cut loose from their banks.
Lee......................
(to
Lee......................
Captain Pendleton, you may return to General Jackson. Express my appreciation
for his diligence and remind him we do not wish to give the enemy an
opportunity by exposing our troops to those guns on
Sandie................. Yes, Sir.
Lee...................... And, Captain, I'm told you received a wound to your thigh. I trust it's not serious.
Sandie................. Thank you for asking, General. It's just a flesh wound. Nothing serious at all.
82 - Chamberlain is angry
Spear...................
20th
Hooker................. You had a hard chance, Colonel. I'm glad to see you out of there.
Chamberlain......... It was chance, General. Not much intelligent design there.
Hooker................. God knows it wasn't I that put you in there.
Chamberlain......... That was the trouble. You should have put us in, Sir. We were handed in piecemeal, on toasting forks.
Hooker................. (silently rides by)
83 - Slow changes in slavery
(slaves sitting at campfire, singing Steal Away)
Jim...................... What you gonna do now, that your master's dead?
cook helper.......... Done already told you he my boss not my master.
Jim...................... Well, one way or the other, he gone now.
cook helper.......... Ain't much left for me here in
Virginny. My brother done run off with the Yankees.
He is in
Jim...................... You planning on heading up that way?
cook helper.......... Once I gets this body up to
his kin in
Jim...................... Well, it's good for you your boss got killed in the wintertime. That's a long way to be carrying a man in a pine box.
cook helper.......... White folks are killing one another for a while yet. They're still plenty mad, and plenty of them. But this here rebel give me my freedom papers. He is already with Jesus. I'm just taking him home.
Jim...................... Amen.
84 - 2:13:46 - Yankees everywhere
(Lee, Longstreet, Jackson and
adjutants slowly riding in the devestated streets of
old man............... (to Lee) Yankees! Everywhere! Where y'all been? Can't find my own house. Gone! Gone! What y'all done to my house? Where is it? Can y'all tell me that? Well, can ya? Can ya?
85 - 2:15:04 - Letter from
soldier................. (reads) "Men of the Army. Although you were not successful in the recent battle the attempt was not an error, nor the failure other than an accident. No soldiers in the annals of war fought more bravely. Condoling with the mourners for the dead and sympathizing with the severely wounded I congratulate the Army that the numbers of casualties have been comparatively so small..."
Kilrain.................. (to himself) Compared to what? The Scots at
Culloden? The English at
soldier................. "...the thanks of the nation." Signed: Abraham Lincoln.
Kilrain.................. (to Tom) At this Christmas season, when the good fairies are in the air we can hardly wonder at the sudden miracle that has shown us the Fredericksburg affair in its true light and given us occasion for national joy instead of national sorrow.
86 - 2:16:34 - Christmas at Moss Neck
(Moss Neck Manor, south of Fredericksburg, December 25, 1862)
(Lucy Beale playing piano)
Jane.................... General Jackson? Do you know what these decorations signify?
Jane.................... This is Santa's sled.
Jane.................... And this is stuff made of candy. This is a gingerbread snowflake. And this is a paper chain of angels.
Jane.................... I'm 5 years old. How old are you?
Jane.................... My father is 38. He's a soldier like you. I haven't seen him for more than a year.
Jane.................... When did you last see your daughter?
Jane.................... You see that star at the top of the tree?
Jane.................... Mother says, that star will show Daddy how to find his way back home.
(piano play ends, applause)
Lee...................... (rises) Gentlemen, let us lift our glasses to our Southern women, without whose bravery and fortitude, without whose love, without whose endurance and sacrifice not a man among us can stay the course or defend the cause.
man..................... Hear, hear.
man..................... Hear, hear.
Longstreet............ Hear, hear.
Jane Beale........... Now it's time for a carol. Everybody must sing.
Jane.................... Carols are my favorite.
Roberta Corbin..... Of course you can sing, Mr. Jackson. You can breathe, can't you? Just let your breath flow gently over your vocal chords and nature does the rest.
Stuart................... I'm afraid General Jackson's voice is more suited to the battlefield than the parlor. (laughter) You may take my word on it, Mrs. Corbin.
Catherine Corbin... Well then, Mr. Pendleton, since the general has appointed you Kapellmeister, what shall we sing?
87 - 2:21:36 - Letter home
Chamberlain......... (writes) Dearest Fanny: The bugle has just sounded, 3rd Brigade extinguish lights. It makes me happy to think of you and my dear little ones at home all nestled together. I know that it is all well and bright with her whose sweet face shines in my heart. Come and let me kiss your dear lips, precious wife. Let our hearts worship together God's love, and wisdom, and mercy. Yes, all is well, well with us, darling, well if we can only meet at last, as I pray God we may.
88 - 2:22:35 - Enemy line trade
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Pogue.................. Hey, Billy Yank! That's a mighty nice song.
Yankee................ I'm pleased you find it so agreeable.
Pogue.................. I'd like it even more if I had some coffee to wash it down. Want some baccy?
Yankee................ Sure, Johnny. Have you got a lame horse?
Pogue.................. What do you be wanting to trade for a lame horse?
Yankee................ Would you take General Burnside?
Pogue.................. (laughts) No. I guess I'll keep the horsehide. Come on, get
your baccy.
(Pogue and the yankee slowly walk up to meet, exchange coffee sips for pipe suckings, turn and return to their respective sides)
89 - 2:25:18 - New paper recruits
Smith................... No, Sir.
Smith................... Has it helped you with your reports, Sir?
Jane.................... (openes the door, comes in) Anybody home? Afternoon, General Jackson. (hands him paperworks)
Jane.................... My mama helped me make these.
Jane.................... (puts on
Jane.................... (smiles) Mama's baking some biscuits.
Jane.................... Yes, General Jackson, a hot cup of chamomile.
Jane.................... (while leaving) Do you prefer butter biscuits or sugar cookies?
Smith................... (smiles, shakes his head, continues writing)
90 - 2:27:55 - The Bonnie Blue Flag
(stage
performance with singer first dresst in parody of
Hattie................... (acting) Coward.
McCarthy............. (acting) It's a fine thing for you to call me a coward when you spend all my salary on stockings.
Hattie................... The first lady must look good if her husband looks like a baboon. You must be the missing "link-oln".
McCarthy............. I begin to wonder who runs the White House. (hands her his hat, then pointing around) And that's the long and the short of it.
Hattie................... And now, my gallant friends, my own dear beau will sing a verse of his original creation and invites you to all join in on the chorus. The Bonnie Blue Flag! (cheers)
McCarthy............. We are a band of brothers and native to the soil / Fighting for our Liberty, with treasure, blood and toil / And when our rights were threatened, the cry rose near and far / Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star!
all........................ (lifting hats) Hurrah! Hurrah! For Southern rights, hurrah! / Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.
Patton.................. We owe you
Hood................... Colonel Patton, any man who can't handle a guitar or a fiddle ain't fit to carry a musket.
McCarthy............. As long as the Union was faithful to her trust / Like friends and like brethren, kind were we, and just / But now, when Northern treachery attempts our rights to mar / We hoist on high the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.
all........................ Hurrah! Hurrah! For Southern rights, hurrah! / Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.
McCarthy............. Then here's to our Confederacy, strong we are and brave / Like patriots of old we'll fight, our heritage to save / And rather than submit to shame, to die we would prefer / So cheer for the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.
all........................ Hurrah! Hurrah! For Southern rights, hurrah! / Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star. Hurrah! Hurrah! For Southern rights, hurrah! / Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star. (song ends, cheers)
91 - 2:29:41 - Three deserters
Sandie................. (outside) Halt! Sergeant, keep these men here for now.
sergeant............... Yes, Sir.
Sandie................. (enters the room) Sir. The men have rounded up three deserters.
Sandie................. Yes, Sir. --
Sandie................. Well, I thought that you should know, Sir. They all belong to the Stonewall brigade.
Sandie................. Yes, Sir.
Sandie................. Yes, Sir. Of course, Sir. (turns to leave)
Sandie................. (nods, leaves)
92 - 2:33:04 - Execution
Pvt Jenkins.......... (remembers) I am a soldier in the 4th
officer.................. (to the delinquents) The courts-martial of the Army of Northern Virginia has found you guilty of desertion and sentences you to death by firing squad. (to squad commander) Lieutenant, do your duty.
lieutenant............. (salutes, turns to the squad) Detail, ready! - Aim. - Fire! - Recover, arm!
93 - 2:34:08 - Chamberlain's point of view
Tom..................... Morning,
Chamberlain......... Any mail?
Tom..................... No. But I did manage to get my hands on a New York Tribune.
Chamberlain......... What are they saying about us now?
Tom..................... Well, not
much about us. I mean, that is, this Army here in Stoneman's Switch. Sure are
kicking up a fuss about
Chamberlain......... Any grumbling among the men?
Tom..................... Well, not in our regiment. A few wonder out loud why they should be risking their lives for the darkies.
Chamberlain......... Well, Tom, you
know my position. I signed up to preserve the
Tom..................... It sure
riled up those Johnny Rebs. They'll likingly think all why
Chamberlain......... Why shouldn't they? Freeing the slaves wasn't a war aim when this began, but war changes things. It sorts things out.
Tom..................... Well, I
don't know,
Chamberlain......... Tom, do me a favor. Don't call me Lawrence, and don't call Negroes "darkies". That's a patronizing expression from which we must free ourselves. Come outside. I want to... I want to show you something. (leaves the tent)
Chamberlain......... (outside, overlooking the camp) All these thousands of men, many of them not much more than boys, each one of them some mother's son, some sister's brother, some daughter's father. Each one of them a whole person, loved and cherished in some home far away. Many of them will never return. An army is power. It's entire purpose is to coerce others. Now, this kind of power cannot be used carelessly or recklessly. This kind of power can do great harm. We have seen more suffering than any man should ever see, and if there is going to be an end to it, it must be an end that justifies the cost. Now, somewhere out there is the Confederate Army. They claim they are fighting for their independence, for their freedom. Now, I cannot question their integrity. I believe they are wrong, but I cannot question it. But I do question a system that defends it's own freedom while it denies it to others, to an entire race of men. I will admit it, Tom, war is a scourge, but so is slavery. It is the systematic coercion of one group of men over another. It has been around since the book of Genesis. It exists in every corner of the world. But that is no excuse for us to tolerate it here when we find it right before our very eyes, in our own country. As God is my witness, there is no-one I hold in my heart dearer than you. But if your life - or mine - is part of the price to end this curse and free the Negro, then let God's will be done.
94 - 2:38:24 - Fruits of the South
(Moss Neck Manor, April, 1863)
Catherine Corbin... Oh, my, General, we do appreciate the gift. Where do you get all these lemons?
Sandie................. (lifts his glass) Here is to the sultry, balmy, South.
Sandie................. Hear, hear.
Jane.................... Mhhhhhhh...
Catherine Corbin... Sure.
95 - 2:39:29 - Little girl's joy
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96 - 2:39:44 - Farewell to Moss Neck
Roberta Corbin..... I only regret, General, that we could not do more. You'll come visit us again when this cruel war is over?
Roberta Corbin..... Certainly, General. She's not feeling very well today. All of the children have come down with the fever. Please, come in.
97 - 2:40:31 - Jane is ill
Jane.................... (nods) Mhm.
Roberta Corbin..... Bless you,
General. (handkiss,
98 - 2:41:56 - He cries for them all
Smith................... Fresh meat. What a change.
Van Borcke.......... Yeah. A live steer around these parts is as rare as a peacock in a poultry pen. (laughter)
McGuire............... (arrives, to
Sandie................. What is it? He's never cried before. Not for all the blood and all the death, not for his young students from VMI, not for his friends, not for anyone.
McGuire............... Not so, Sandie. I think he is crying for them all.
99 - 2:44:24 - The General's daughter
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(Train of rolls in,
100 - 2:45:42 - Too pretty to be like me
Anna.................... Nonsense,
Thomas. She is very like you. She rises early and she loves to be held in my
arms. (
101 - Julia Laura Jackson
(Chandler's House,
near
Lacy.................... And grant that this child now to be baptized therein may receive the fullness of thy grace and ever remain the number of thy faithful children. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
all........................ Amen.
Lacy.................... (takes up the baby) What is the Christian name of the child?
Anna.................... Julia Laura.
Lacy.................... Julia Laura. I baptize thee in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
all........................ Amen.
102 - A picture by trick
Anna.................... (to Pendleton) He won't agree.
Sandie................. (breathes hard) Mr. Minnis. Would you tell him that you were sent to take General Lee's photograph, but that General Lee declined, unless General Jackson's was taken first?
Minnis.................. Certainly, Captain Pendleton.
Minnis..................
Sir, I was sent from
Sandie................. Sir, General Lee was most insistent on the importance of your photograph.
103 -
(Grover's Theatre,
Mrs Lincoln.......... Mr. Booth is here the entire month. He's playing in Hamlet, Katherine and Petruchio, The Merchant of Venice, Richard III and Macbeth.
man..................... Which is your favorite, Mr. President?
man..................... Indeed? (they disembark the carriage) I am told, Booth does the death scene spectacularly. Very physical. Wilder than his brother Edwin.
Mrs Lincoln.......... What reproach is that, dear?
Mrs Lincoln.......... They do indeed.
104 - Macbeth
Booth.................. (acting) Is this a dagger which I see before me, handle
towards my hand? Come, let me clutch thee. I have thee not, yet I see thee
still. Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible to feeling as to sight? Or art thou
but a dagger of the mind, a false creation proceeding from the heat-oppressed
brain? I see thee yet in form as palpable as this which now I draw. Thou
marshall'st me the way that I was going and such an instrument I was to use.
Mine eyes are made the fools o' the other senses. I see thee still and on thy
blade and dudgeon gouts of blood, which was not so before. It is the bloody
business which informs thus to mine eyes. Whiles I threat he
Iives. Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives. I go, and it is done.
The bell invites me. Hear it not;
105 - Turning down the President
stage manager..... Well, Mr. Booth, another triumph. The President and Mrs. Lincoln wish to see you.
Booth.................. You may tell that tyrant, that destroyer of civil liberties, that warmonger, that I am indisposed. Huh?
stage manager..... (nods)
Booth.................. Better still, tell him nothing. Tell him I'd already gone.
stage manager..... (leaves, disturbed)
106 - Part 5:
107 - 2:46:30 - Called out by the commander
woman................. (from outside the door) General Jackson, Sir? General Jackson, Sir? An officer come to see you, Sir. An officer from General Lee, Sir.
108 - 2:47:27 - Strategy against Hooker 1
(The Wilderness, May 1, 1863)
Lee...................... General,
from what we've observed, Hooker has moved five corps, maybe 70,000 men.
They're digging in around Chancellor's mansion. Sedgwick has another 40,000
spread out along the
Lee...................... Then what, General? Do you know where their right flank is?
Lee...................... We must know. We must know. If he marches in that direction, he could threaten our flank or be going toward Gordonsville before we can react.
Stuart................... (rides up, dismounts) General Lee, Sir. May I approach?
Lee...................... Sure
Stuart................... (points on the map) Out here, in the west, along this turnpike here, their right flank's in the air. It's the one place they're not digging in. Clearly, they're not expecting any pressure there.
Lee...................... Who's on their flank?
Stuart................... 11th Corps. Oliver Howard.
Lee...................... Were there any roads farther down below the turnpike?
Stuart................... Yes, Sir. Indeed there are, good roads. That's Catherine's Furnace here, and there's a road here. There's a road over this way.
Lee...................... We're too close to their lines. They'll observe our movements. There must be another road farther down. Now, is there someone we know, someone we can trust, who knows the area?
Lacy.................... (rises) I'm here, Sir. (comes up)
Tucker.................. (shakes hand) General Lee.
Lee...................... Reverend, it would be very helpful if you could find us a safe route around the enemy.
Lacy.................... Well, Sir, there (points on the map), I know a family, the Wellfords. I suggest a visit to them. We may find ourselves a guide.
Lacy.................... Yes, Sir. (leaves)
Lee...................... Then it has been decided, General. This mission will be yours. I would not have it any other way. (smiles friedly)
109 - Knowing the great General
Van Borcke.......... Where is General Jackson, Jim?
Jim...................... He done gone to see his officers, Sir.
Van Borcke.......... How come that you know so much about what the General is thinking, Jim?
Jim...................... None of us do. The General never tells me nothing, Sir. But the way I knows is this: The General say his prayers twice a day, morning and night. But if he gets out of bed in the night two or three times to pray, I just packs the haversack. I know there's a move on hand and hell to pay in the morning.
Van Borcke.......... (laughts) Hell to pay in the morning. Very amusing. Amusing.
Jim...................... (smiles) Yeah.
110 - Strategy against Hooker 2
Lee...................... Very well, General. How many troops will you require?
Lee...................... And what will you leave me?
Lee...................... You leave me 12,000 men against Hooker's 70,000? If Hooker pushes out of his trenches, he could destroy not only the plan but possibly the Army. And there's still Sedgwick along the river. How long will he sit staring at Marye's Hill? How long? We've divided the Army before. We must retain the advantage of surprise, we must outflank the flankers. We must beat them at their own game. Take your entire corps, General Jackson, and destroy the enemy. God be with you.
111 - 2:50:21 - McClintock's views
McClintock........... Boys, my days are numbered. My time has come. (soldiers laughing low) Now, you can laugh, but my time has come. I got a 20-Dollar gold piece I carried through the war and a silver watch my daddy sent to me through the lines. Take them off of me when I'm dead. Give them to my captain to give to my daddy when he gets back home. Here's my clothes and my blanket. Anybody who wishes can have them. My rations I do not wish at all. My gun and cartridge box I expect to die with.
112 - 2:51:08 - Moving out in secret
Smith................... Sir.
Smith................... Sir, I'll convey the orders. No stragglers, Sir. (salutes, runs off)
Lacy....................
May we bow our heads (all taking off their hats). Dear
Lord, heavenly Father, you who know all things. We face again a mighty foe, a
vast host. An enemy more than twice our number. But
you have taught us to fear not, to trust in you. When the Philistines came
before them, the people of
113 - 2:52:38 - Stealth march
(Orange Turnpike, west of
(Major
General Oliver O. Howard's 11th
Blackford.............. We're right behind, General.
Blackford.............. (rides off quietly)
Rodes.................. (nods)
Rodes.................. (salutes, nods to his adjutants)
Lee...................... We've divided the Army before. We must retain the advantage of surprise, we must outflank the flankers, General. We must beat them at their own game. Take your entire corps, General Jackson, and destroy the enemy. God be with you.
Rodes.................. (nods)
Rodes.................. (rides off)
114 - 2:56:00 - Attacking the right flank
(Brigadier General Robert Rodes' Division)
(Brigadier General Raleigh Colston's Division)
US soldier............ Fall back!
US soldier............ They're coming! Get your muskets!
CS soldier............ Shoulder to shoulder! Let's go, let's go!
US soldier............ Fall back!
CS soldier............ Aim - fire!
US soldier............ Pull back and save yourself!
US soldier............ Form a line! Aim! - Fire! Fall back! Fall back!
US soldier............ Fire! Fall back! Into the trees, men! Fall back!
CS soldier............ Press on!
US soldier............ Form a line! Form a line! Form a line! Run! Run!
CS soldier............ Charge!
CS soldier............ Press on!
CS soldier............ Hold up right here! - Aim! - Fire!
(Brigadier General A. P. Hill's Division)
Pogue.................. (jumps into cover) Hell, that's hot. I knew you'd be all
right, you dang fool.
(a granade explodes over their heads)
McClintock........... (cries out quietly) Oh, God. (dies)
(Major General Joseph Hooker's Army Headquaters)
US soldier............ Regroup! Stop running! Move into line! Stay together!
Hooker................. (appears) My God! Give them the bayonet!
US soldier............ Stop running! Stop running! Stop running, soldier!
Hancock.............. Stop running! Rally with me, men! Rally with me! Stop!
US soldier............ Rally around the General! Give me a line to the left! Form a line to the left!
Blackford............. (to
Blackford............. Yes, Sir. (salutes, rides off)
Hill....................... (rides up)
Hill....................... It's late in the day, General. We don't know the ground.
Boswell................ Yes, Sir.
(Hill and Boswell ride off)
115 - 3:04:38 - Friendly fire
Morrison.............. General, Sir, we are beyond our lines. This is no place for you, Sir.
Morrison.............. Stop firing! You're firing at your own men!
CS soldier............ Hold it!
Hill....................... Hold your fire! These are your own men here!
CS soldier............ It's a lie!
Pour into them, boys!
Smith................... Cease fire!
Cease fire! (
CS soldier............ General Hill, they're our men!
Hill....................... (dismounts) What have they done? Who is this? Oh, God, General! Are you hurt badly?
Hill....................... Get a litter. We need a litter. Move!
CS soldier............ Yes, Sir.
Hill....................... We must leave here, General.
Smith................... Here, take this. It'll help, Sir. (lets him drink whiskey)
Hill....................... I will try to keep this from the knowledge of the troops.
Smith................... The Yankees have set up a battery not a hundred yards from this. We must get away from here at once! (when litter is in place) Ready? Lift! Careful now. Move out.
CS soldier............ Ready, lift.
CS soldier............ Fire!
(litter
bearers stumble, drop
CS soldier............ Fire!
Smith................... General, lie quiet, or you will most certainly be killed. - Let's go. Lift! Move!
CS soldier............ Ready? Lift!
116 - 3:08:54 - McGuire examines
McGuire............... Sir, I want you to drink this. It's whiskey and morphine. Your right hand is minor. The ball lodged under the skin. It's these other wounds. I need to examine your arm. And I'll administer chloroform to make it painless. If I should find that the condition warrants amputation, may I proceed at once?
McGuire............... Breathe deeply, General.
117 - 3:10:47 - The right arm
Lee...................... No, Major. It does not seem right at all. But it is the will of God. He's lost his left arm. I've lost my right.
118 - 3:11:35 -
Smith................... (enters the tent) General? How you feeling, Sir?
Smith................... (smiles) General, the enemy's gone across the river. We
secured the high ground around
Smith................... I have the ball. Dr. McGuire allowed me to keep the musket ball he took from your hand. It was a round, smooth bore. It had to be one of ours.
119 - 3:13:24 - Anna arrives
McGuire............... Watch your step. Mrs. Jackson.
Anna.................... (sees a flag-decorated coffin) So am... am I allowed to visit my husband before he is buried?
McGuire...............
Buried? He's…Oh, my. No, no, no. This is the body of Frank
Paxton. General Paxton is moving his body back to
Anna.................... Well, I knew Mr. Paxton. General Paxton, he's our neighbor. His wife, she cried when he left. I suppose she knew something like this would happen. (McGuire leads her on) Thank you.
McGuire............... I had to remove your husband's left arm, patch his right hand. He's healing well, I'm very pleased. But there is a new problem. I do believe he is developing pneumonia.
Anna.................... May I see him, doctor?
McGuide.............. Well, certainly, certainly. He's weak. I've given him some medicine to help him sleep. He's in some pain and the medication makes him drift away. He's in and out.
120 - 3:14:03 - A sweet sour surprise
(Guinea Station, near
McGuire............... (enters the room) General, I have a treat for you. Something you may have been missing.
McGuide.............. No, it's not mine, actually. But it may do you some good.
Anna.................... (laughs) Too much sugar.
121 - Culture on leave
(Washington Theatre, May 8, 1863)
Booth..................
O, Caesar... Hence! Wilt thou lift up
Caesar................. Et tu, Brute!
Booth..................
Then fall, Caesar.
122 - Conversation with Caesar
Caesar................. Hello, Mrs. Chamberlain.
Fanny.................. Hello.
Caesar................. Thank you for staying.
Fanny.................. Thank you.
Caesar................. Come, you must meet the other actors. Mr. Harrison, Mr. Booth, may I present Colonel Chamberlain and his wife.
Chamberlain......... May I congratulate you, all of you, on a most moving interpretation.
Caesar.................
This is only a play. We've heard about you, Colonel, and how you stood on the
bridge of the
Chamberlain......... Well, remember, gentlemen, I am not a soldier by nature. I am a teacher of rhetoric and my master, as yours, is Shakespeare.
Booth.................. And, ahm, did you enjoy the play, Mrs. Chamberlain?
Fanny.................. Oh. Very much. Mr. Booth, tell me something. Do you regard yourself as the hero or the villain of Shakespeare's play?
Booth.................. Well, ha, ha...
Booth.................. Yes. It's for the audience to decide who is a hero and who is villain. We merely play the parts allotted to us.
Fanny.................. Well, noblest Roman of them all, you cannot be villains in Shakespeare's eyes, though Dante makes you the worst villains in the world after Judas Iscariot. No, you are not villains to Shakespeare, but I wonder, are you heroes? Oh. I speak too much. I'm sorry.
Caesar................. No, no, no.
Fanny.................. My beloved husband has been given a few days' furlough here and everything about these days delights me utterly. Do not expect me to speak intelligently about your play or anything else. My eyes, my heart, my whole being is dancing uncontrollably with joy at being together with the man that I love. Thank you for enriching my stay here with those immortal words. Thank you.
Chamberlain......... Come, Fanny. We must leave the players to rest after their exertions.
Fanny.................. Good evening. (they leave)
Booth.................. What a Caesar, Harrison. What a Caesar.
Booth.................. Yes, Henry V. With that voice shouting, "Once more into the breach!" Oh, yes. Henry V.
Booth..................
All we can do,
Booth..................
You were always inclined to melodrama,
123 - 3:16:37 - To be prepared
Anna.................... (to McGuire) Is it certain, doctor? (McGuire nods) Does he know?
McGuire............... I have not told him.
Anna.................... Then I
will. He must know. He must be prepared. (to
Anna.................... Well... by the time this day closes you will be with the blessed Savior in his glory.
124 - 3:19:32 - Lee can't accept the fact
Lacey................... (appears) General Lee.
Lee...................... What is the news, Reverend?
Lacey................... General Lee, I must report that his case appears hopeless. His wounds are healing, but he's dying of pneumonia.
Lee...................... Surely General Jackson must recover. God will not take him from us, not now that we need him so very much.
Lacey................... Will you see him, Sir?
Lee...................... No, Sir, I won't. No, Sir. When you return, I trust you'll find him better. And when the occasion offers, tell him that I prayed for him last night... as I never prayed I believe for myself. Please tell him. Please tell him.
Lacey................... Sir. (turns off)
125 - 3:21:13 - General Jackson dies
126 - 3:23:54 - Back home in
(Lexington, Virginia, May 15, 1863)
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127 - Where it all began
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128 - 3:25:22 - Conclusion
Encouraged
by their stunning victory at Chancellorsville and seeking a bold move to end
the war, Lee decides to take the Army of
This
picture was filmed entirely on locations in
"Gods
and Generals" ist the first part of a Civil War
Trilogy including "
129 - Credits
3:29:36
End.