While I would agree that there is a very romantic/heroic aspect to
Gettysburg, there is also the reality of the descriptions of the battle
and the horrors there. Also, discounting the romantic/heroic element of
those fateful days in July may be seen by some as an attempt to modernize
the concepts of 19th-century warfare to 20th-century standards. The
individuals and events at Gettysburg were heroic, idealistic and/or
chivalrous in some events - Chamberlain's charge, Armistead and Hancock, and
others. Maybe in showing that aspect of war, some (most?) of the horrors
were lost, but I do recall a few descriptions of the battlefield and
"hospital" that sent cold shivers down my spine.
> From: "Dennis P. Lawrence" <lawrence@tyrell.net>
> Subject: Re: New Movie (fwd)
>
> I wonder if they are basing it on the 1955 MacKinlay Kantor novel
> _Andersonville_? I thought it was a great book. It remarkably showed
> the horrors of the camp while not casting heroes and villains. I think it
> might make a much more realistic look at the war in terms of
> what it can do to humanity than the romantic _Gettysburg_.
> Dennis
> lawrence@tyrell.net
>
> > From: Thomas G Clemens <tclemens@mason1.gmu.edu>
> > Subject: Re: New Movie (fwd)
> >
> > I don't know much more than you do, but Turner is doing a movie on
> > Andersonville, and it is being shot right now, about an hour or two south
> > of Atlanta. A friend of mine is training the "extras," using reenactors
> > and SAG people. I have no idea how they will make a prison camp into
> > entertainment. Hope this helps.
> > Tom Clemens
> > Hagerstown Jr. College