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Disservice to the viewing public and a black eye for history education


These people have wasted a great opportunity to educate people on the realities of the Civil War, but their depiction of warfare and the soldiers is utterly terrible. Did you hire historical/technical advisors for the battle scenes? If so, who? They should be fired. More likely, you didn't. There is no excuse the historical inaccuracies portrayed and does a disservice to the men you are portraying. There are too many material culture and historical experts on the Civil War to do this so poorly and not even remotely depict the appearance, conduct or nature of the common soldier, and to not even depict warfare as it was. The battle scenes are nothing short of disgraceful.

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Can you recommend shows or movies that have portrayed the battle scenes in a more accurate way?

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I point to the battle scene in "Wicked Spring" as a limited-budget, limited-personnel, yet highly effective and accurate piece of film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLD2vk3LHN4

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That video you shared was garbage. Bad acting, bad visuals and bad effects. Seemed like a student film production.

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I see what you and the OP mean though. Thank you for sharing. I found it interesting.

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