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The greatest insult to the American Civil War Soldier


In the 21 years that i have lived on this earth, I have dedicated my life to the perpetuation of the memory of the American Civil War Soldier. I hold no degree to show my research, i hold no authority on the subject. My interest in the conflict and men who participated in it is as genuine as can be. Between 1861 and 1865, over 620,000 Union and Confederate Soldiers lost their lives in the American Civil War and "Blood and Fury: America's Civil War" has disgraced every single one of them through its inattention to detail, lack of research and blatant ignorance toward the image that their production will cast on the image of American Civil War Soldier. From the Actors, to the wardrobe, to the make up, to the effects, at no point during my viewing of the recent episodes did i see one individual who came close to resembling a Union or Confederate Soldier. Little to no attempt was made by the "research" team or the costumers to present wardrobe that appropriately represented those worn during the American Civil War. It doesnt take a vast collection of obscure Civil War reference books to determine what makes a proper 1857 .58 cal cartridge box or how to properly execute the arms movement "shoulder arms" in 2016. It takes a google search. But apparently that was beyond the production to flip out their phones and say "Hey, does anybody want to double check this before we start rolling?"I can't imagine that they even sent actors for last looks before sending them to set. How about props? What were the armorers thinking when they sent extras to set with .54 caliber Lorenzes loosely fitted with .75 Caliber Revolutionary war Brown Bess Bayonets. That's like putting an xxxl shirt on a 4 year old. Locations must have had an easy job considering that the just picked any old field, as opposed to someplace that looks nothing close to the battlefields being represented. Aside from what made it to the actual screen, I think the interviews with the cast and crew were the most sickening. Saying things "It looks right, it feels right " does not bode well for an accurate representation of anything, much less the Civil War. Something should "Look right" only after you put in the time and effort to research it. They went to considerable effort to explain just how hard it was to locate field artillery accurate to the battle being portrayed. I'll need another set of hands if i'm to count all the people i know with access to that kind of Ordnance. And i'm nobody. The production acts as if the Civil War is this obscure, unknown subject, and that reproductions of its ordnance, uniforms and material culture are hard to find.
They're not.
They're everywhere.
People still make them.
Not as side hobbies.
As in their actual 9-5 jobs.
You'd think that people pursuing a Civil War project would figure that out by now.
Glory Figured it out in 1989. Gettysburg in 1993. Cold Mountain in 2003. But somehow this show missed the memo.

Keep to your books, this ones not worth your time.

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However, it does bring attention to these battles and so many Americans are clueless as to how brutal they were. This shows some of that. I think everyone should watch Antietam. Our nation doesn't understand the consequences of division.
This can really show people a side of America they know nothing about.

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In the 21 years you've live you've spent that entire time dedicated to the memory of the civil war?? Really?? Really??

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The Civil War solved nothing. The US is still one of the most covertly racist Countries and Americans still love killing each other. It is and always has been a violent nation.

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