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Are there any other Civil War movies like this one?


Out of curiosity, are there any other civil war movies like this: Films that cover one specific battle and for the most part follow the real life event?

I've seen plenty of other Civil War movies, but nearly all of them are more about the characters rather the any specific battle going on in the war.

The closest thing I've seen to this is "The Field of Lost Shoes", about the Battle of New Market, but that was pretty lame. Less then 10% of the movie involved the actual battle itself, and quite a lot of that was low quality CGI.

It's really a shame when you think about it. So many battles that would make great movies: Shiloh, Chickamauga, Antietam, Second Manassas. Milliken's Bend, Franklin, Spotsylvania. Yet no director has seen fit to make full movies about any of them.

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Except Gods and Generals there isn't one like this at least that show the most popular people from the war. There is Glory which tells the true story of the all black troop brigade of the 54th Massachussetts. But as far as showing the most popular generals there isn't anything but this.

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