Longstreet: "Maybe our artillery can break up their defenses. There's always that hope." Sighs and acknowledges the impending defeat. "But that's Hancock out there. And he ain't gonna run."
@@maxhalsted5381 No he didn’t. Not even when he was shot. When your enemy knows your quality, and recognizes that he can’t beat you even before the battle begins, that’s the highest compliment you’ll ever receive.
The aerial pass in the next scene is the first time that a drone was used to shoot footage for a movie. It was a large Yamaha gas-powered agricultural drone brought in from Japan.
2:55 - I have always loved this part. Chamberlain, the man who was the architect and leader of a fucking bayonet charge less than 24 hour before this, looks at Hancock while he is riding around on his horse with sheer awe and admiration. Damn fine Americans with balls of brass.
Without the String section romantics, Chamberlain might easily have been thinking," Reynolds taking one in the head has already got us with one commander gone. Jesus!"
That volley at 3:58. Good Lord how did the Rebs keep going forward after a hurricane of lead like that? SMH. Such brave men on both sides. What a tragic waste...
I loved the book and film, and recognize that a bit of artistic license is in everything. I am surprised though that Buford would have intelligence on the enemy that was passed up to Hancock in casual conversation. Surely Hancock would have been made aware of Armistead's presence, along with all other known confederate elements much sooner.
While ideology and idealism are neither cause for violence, the end of Slavery was not simply an idealistic goal. It was a moral requirement of any just Nation. And so it is that the United States has indeed been the most free Nation that ever existed, yet not until this final hurdle was cleared. Men have died in droves throughout history for far less important things. We should, on both sides then, feel pride even moreso than sorrow in measuring this Civil War.
I fine it hard to believe that Hancock would not have known that Armistead was commanding a brigade under Longstreet and Pickett. Somehow Buford knew that but Hancock didn't? Not believable.
Hancock the Superb. The wound he took at Gettysburg would keep him out of service for about a year. He was never physically the same again...but always a great leader.
The look from the other Generals at 1:57 shows that Union army is ready for a fight. Even though he made a short appearance in the film, General Meade is ready to go.
That ground is haunted by the poor souls that fought that battle the Confederate soldiers and union to this day the souls are still fighting to see who the better one of the two armys we should pay our respects for the falling soldiers of the Confederate soldiers and union god rest there souls
Wars the terrible endless wars why oh why must they go on forever? Can we ever rise above this as a species? And if not, why not? It is all so senseless, so senseless.😢
@@alsace-lorraine8242 That's "The Killer Angels", the book on which the movie is based. If I recall correctly, he is mentioned quite a bit, being commanding general, but is only present in one scene in the narrative.
@@Majyxs You're right (I was reading Gods and Generals at the time and got mixed up). However, I believe he wasn't mentioned that much. I'll have to check my copy.
Much of the film is Lost Cause propaganda. It does not suit the purpose of the film to highlight the outstanding job Meade did on Days 2 and 3 to coordinate the fighting.
@@traviskarnes6825 what did Jackson do exactly? His best moment was because he and Lee combined figured out a plan. Jackson only gets the credit he does because he died early in the war. Hancock was a better leader. Jackson's best idea was "what if we flanked?" Not exactly a new or brilliant idea. Hancock held more men together against worse odds than Jackson's command ever faced. In terms of what their commands were, and Hancock was upfront. Always, Jackson had the one moment. Also didn't get himself killed by his own men, because he knew to actually notify people of shit
When he makes the comment about the darkness it makes you think, if Pickett's charge was conducted at night, would it have been more successful? I'm guessing flares were continuously used and the pre bombardment meant the attack wasn't a secret so maybe not. Knowing the end result though, it couldn't get much worse.
@@jamesbarr516 Yes....long before. MY POINT.... You remember the Brits lost The Colonies....and then down the Road, The Colonies, now USA, are trying to break up..... get it?
I wish the writers had given Meade smarter lines. "It's so damn dark out there I can't see a thing." (Yes General, it's called night. Sun go down. Dark it gets.) "Is this good ground General? Is this the place to have an army? (YOUR THE COMMANDING GENERAL. SHOULDN"T YOU KNOW WHAT GOOD GROUND IS!) "I hope you're right. We're going to have a fight here sure enough in the morning." (Well duh!!!)
Hero??? I would say he was lucky he had the position he had....the ground. Meade should have been prepared to cut off a defeated Southern Army.....been prepared for the outcome of Day 3....BEEN READY TO REDEPLOY and cut off Lee from Virginia. MISSED opportunity. All he had to do was tell Custer to move behind the Union Forces and start blocking The Retreat....then move the Army to cut off Lee. TRAGIC missed opportunity.
Y'know, people, then as well as now, sure have a lot of nerve, cursing, then using God's name in vain! Hearing "Gen. Meade" do this here provoked a very strong negative reaction from me, and I know that. I'm nowheres near perfect, either. It just gets on my nerves, that's all.
@@brotherhoodz97 “defending our home” yeah defending your right to own slaves and the rich assholes who sat on their plantations all day while you hillbillies got butchered in their war. Really fantastic.
