Robert Shaw was a company captain at Antietam, before he received the offer to head up a "contraband" regiment. This scene has nothing to do with the 54th..
The Civil War was not just another war. it was more dangerous and dirty than any other battle of its type. WWI was a modern war. This was the last of its kind, and some of the bravest people that ever lived fought in it, on both sides.
Yup, but when you say it was the last of his kind, you forgot the french-Prussian war (1870-1871). It was more a curstomp battle, but still,.. : charge of the french cavalry against gatling and modern prussian cannon... battle of Reischoffen... it was not a walk in the park anyway.
4:11 i think he killed somewon... stating that theyr not all has mercifull has the one who woke him up and let him go... but idk maybe he whas just being sure that he doesnt get up and shoot them or something else not sure
Wow, every Civil War Movie should be as brutal as this on. This war was pretty bad, I was reading on it and I read something about "Facial Wounds"...... (cringes)
This is the 1860's, and this is how it was done. Throughout the war, our tactics changed from basically Napoleonic to the trench warfare you find in WWII, but simply put, it takes time and experience to figure that out, this battle is part of that experience.
Bottom line, the civil war was fought over money. The north didn't want to lose profits from the excise taxes placed on cotton. The south funded the north's wealth, and felt slighted. Who do you think sold the south all those slaves???? The majority came from slavetraders in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, both union states. In fact, freed slaves were often not allowed to reside in the north as there were laws to control the "makeup" of the population.
Nah the offical reason war was declared was to preserve the union. However, that is likely just a political reason; since most of the north was racist also at the time. Lincoln likely truely wanted to end slavery, as he was firmly against it. Taxes from cotton weren't really a key element in the north economy to matter. Also you forget that many people fought the war for abolishonist reasons, regardless of the 'offical reason'.
For everyone here who thinks the war was over slavery, you need a history lesson. The war was fought over states rights. Lincoln's emancipation proclamation was a political move and nothing else. He didn't free any of the slaves in the border states, only those who were fighting for their own independance. Lee released his slaves at the beginning of the war, while Grant owned slaves throughout, and only freed them when slavery was abolished.
his emancipation proclomation stated all states rebellling after a certain date their slaves were free, but he couldnt control them since they wernt part of the union so in reality the proclomation did nothing
Exactly, Lincoln had no control of the southern states. The proclamation was a move to ensure that England would not "officially" support the South, although they were supplying them with arms through New Orleans. Lincoln himself was rascist. People have to do some self study. Don't always beleive what "government school" has taught you. The victor always writes the history.
type "the northern states rights tradition" into google. The northern states wanted to seceede as well in the 1850's. There was no talk of FORCIBLY keeping them in though. Because aat the time EVERYBODY knew it was a voluntary contract-the Constitution. If one party broke the contrct the other party was under no obligation to honor it. Thomas Jeff. even said "let them go in peace". "school" history texts are written for the winning side..truth is unimportant.
I remember 9-11, I was in the lower areas and that was the first time the "alarms" went off. Everyone ran like ants to the inside "bunker". When those two 30 ton doors shut, nothing comes in and nothing comes out. I just stood there thinking about my wife and kids, we all thought it was defcon five, a nuclear attack. I believe that was the first time since the early 60's that had happened.
Being an officer in those days was piss easy. All you had to do was wave your sword in the air and shout 'stead boys! forward!'. All that and an awesome uniform. The whole dying thing was the only downside lol.
I wouldn't call it easy. These officers actually had to fight. You had colonels and generals leading charges. Today's officers, especially field grade officers get a nice cozy office and a generous paycheck. It would be a cold day in hell before you see a colonel taking part in a battle today, let alone leading a damn charge.
Whoa now, not all of us field grade officers have a nice cozy office. We too are on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan. As far as "charging" tactics have changed since the Civil War.
I just made LT.Colonel two months ago and I will be back in Afghanistan in October. I enlisted at 17 as a buck private, I understand what the privates go through, I was one. I generally eat last, make sure they eat first, first one up and last to go to sleep. I work at the Pentagon, and I will take the field any day over having 5-10 idiot generals that could not fight a battle in their back yard more or less in Afghanistan.
You're a colonel? sweet! I have a uni degree, and i'd love to be in the army. I just have to go about searching for a way in. Does a uni degree qualify you to enter as an officer? or is it more complicated nowadays?
Recently promoted to Lt.Colonel, not a full bird (Colonel). I have two and half years left till I can retire. If the wars continue, I will stay in. If not, I will get out.
I see, but still quite an achievement. My old man was in the rank and file for the australian army. Took him 15 years to become a warrant officer one...then he retired.
It's all about education. I did 4 years enlisted. Hated it, finished classes and got my degree in mechanical engineering, minor in history. Came back in the army and was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, 17 and half years later..
To be honest, I don't know how they do it now with degrees. It should not be any different from nearly 18 years ago. You will go to ROTC and go through a "boot camp". Since I had been enlisted (17-21) I was able to skip that.
You Idiot! you waved your sword around at the front of a group of men getting shot at by over a thousand MUSKETS{GUNS} If you think that's easy you come to my house and I'll show you how it feels to get shot at by a musket.
not true , if the civil war was never fought slavery could have continued in the southern and northern states but becasue the civil war caused such a change to the southern economy that it could no longer keep slaves . Had the south won they would of relied instead on a completely free workforce . The only thing that would have lasted , which still lasts to today , is a Agriculture south . Which the south was based on agriculture not slavery .
also take note that the Confederacy outlawed the import or export of slaves , whereas the North kept importing threw ought the war . Remember that only 7 % of the south owned slaves so what did the rest of the 93 % fight for ? They fought against the tyrannical North . You can compare the South's revolution to the American Revolution which also had slaves but was not fought for slaves . In fact you can make comparisons on the taxes the british and the north made before these two wars .
The war was two conflicting ideologies. One was based on the racist and stubborn to change nature of slavery. The other one was one of a stronger central govt which banned slavery. The second idea won :)
Uno why so many poor bastards died during the civil war. Because they fought battles like twats. Lets all march slow as fuck in huge masses in bright uniforms and let the enemy shoot us. Fucking stupidity, not glory.
They were fighting according to Napoleonic tactics. Problem is, new weapons technology had rendered those tactics obsolete. Rifles were much more accurate. Took them awhile to adapt.
That's the only way you could fight a war back then. Unfortunately, the technology had surpassed the tactics, but it was one of those moments in the evolution of warfare that couldn't really be avoided. The first WW1 was plagued by the same technological/tactical limbo that resulted in an absolute blood bath. However, the technology had not advanced far enough that the tactics could be changed to fight in a "smarter" way.
Yeah it had. Its simple. Instead of marching straight into gun fire, RUN!!!!! FUCKING CHARGE RIGHT UP CLOSE. Theyll fire their first volleys then by the time your right on top of em they havnet reloaded yet. Its just that something like that in those days would have been seen as cowardice and im pretty sure no general would have instigated such tactics for fear of his name being tarnished as an unchivalrious warrior.
Than you have a bayonett blood bath that's just as bad as musket volleys. There is no kind of organization when something like that happens. They're not about to go back 2500 years in warfare evolution because the tactics of the day were less than stellar.
The Confederacy won? In every single history book I've seen or history documentary, it always said the battle was either inconclusive as to the victor or the Union won the battle. The scene we just saw was the Cornfield, one of many locations fought at Antietam Creek where the Confederacy won, but the battle was also being taken place on locations such as the "Sunken Road," "Bloody Lane," etc.
It is amazing the vast numbers of men who went into battle that way. Pretty old tactics. Kinda like suicide, almost like 1 man made no difference but 20,000 did.
All of your towel head relatives living in Iran, better get out in 2008. Iran is already starting to mess with the American Navy. If women and children are killed, that's on your president's shoulders. You start shit, America will end it.
This is such a good movie! I watched it in my history calss becasue we are learnign about Robert Sahw, we werent allowed to watch the beginning scence though
WAR is for idiots and dummys - 9/11 was an inside job - 3,945 dead U.S. soldier in Iraq, and for what? Ask their mothers if the want them back - if their casue was as fabricated as this 'civil war' faught above. Those who fight wars are uninteligencia.
Those who start wars are the ones you should be ranting about. The people who fight wars for America which stands for peace and freedom are to be thanked. The Civil War was fought to keep this nation together. If we didn't fight that war we would have been a totally different nation today. I don't think that there was a way for the Civil War to be avoided forever.
america stands for freedom and peace? tell that to the dead civilians (women and children) that america kills over there each day... sure is peaceful killing women and kids. And freedom? What freedom do you think you have? seriously, id love to hear that.
We are killing women and children?! Who told you this? We are certainly not. We wouldn't even be over in Iraq if is wasn't for those terrorists threatening the world with weapons of mass destruction. What freedom do I have? That answer to that my friend is the Constitution. You should take a look at it some time.
you are lost - take a look at the stats regurading the number of civilians US soldiers kill in Iraq - better yet ask a soldier who has been there! as far as 'terroists' and 'WMDs' LOL! 9/11 was an inside job and there are no WMDs and still no bin laden, and oh yeah bin laden is in afganistan not iraq! and if youve read the patriot act you would realized that that nullified the constitution! WAKE UP!
Nullified the constitution? What are we following today? We are in war and certain precautions must be taken. This patriot act doesn't really pertain to anyone unless your a terrorist. Well I'm not a promoter of that war, if they wanted freedom and peace then we wouldn't have to be over there. The US soldiers do not kill citizens unless they are threating other people. Sucide bombings by their own people kill civillians more than US soldiers.
lsiten: when YOU get your READ ID, and your RFID chipped passport, and YOUR LIFE is restricted - then how is it affecting terrorists? its affecting YOU and you only! but you cant even see that you are living in nazi germany, your rights are dissapearing- in the name of preventing 'terrorism' and everyone knows 9/11 was an inside job.
I am afraid, although I don't like it, DJHIVES is speaking the trueth. We knew 9/11 was going to happen and let it so we could "Liberate" Iraq. they didn't ask to be Liberated. We needed an excuse for war, plain and simple. It was created by the U.S. Government as 9/11.
Theres always going to be war, no matter what. If there was a draft you would probably flee to Cananda. So get out of this country Hippie, because your afriad of going to war yourself.
ragglefraggle your right. I'm done with arguing. djhives I hope that someday we will all live in a world where peace is a common thing among everbody and war will be a thing of the past. For now we will just have to wait how this war in Iraq affects everybody.
war does one thing - kill people - i hope for your sake anoher nation does not to 'liberate' the U.S. and decides to invade where you live and kill everyone you know - thats whats happening in Iraq - and thats why the world hates the USA. The US kills civilians, just look at nagasaki and hiroshima.... imagine if that was you and your family.
The Japs attacked us first. If the American soldiers had invaded Japan the casualties would have been way up there. So to save American lives Einstein created a bomb so big that the Japs would have to surrender.
'to save lives we killed thousands of woman and children' great - sicne the US invaded Iraq - how ywould you like if they nuked the US since the US attacked Iraq first.
America is too strong to be nuked, we are the world's police force. When some dinky country makes nukes and says they will wipe Israel off the map, people take that serious. This year, Iran will be destroyed. Quote me on that, I promise you it will happen.
Sure we could sit back while peole like you will do nothing to keep freedom. Maybe you ought to do nothing while you are being invaded because you don't beleive in a war for peace. Lets see if youre still free then. Remember to have peace their has to be some kind of war.
wrong! idot war is for dieing YOU go march off to war - why dont you sign up for the army! whats wrong afraid to die for NOTHING! Ill go be a coward here and stay alive you go be brave and die, im sure someone will care...
no you just DIED! do you think the U.S. soldiers who died in Iraq are thinking about freedom now, or do you think they wish they were ALIVE right now handing out Christmas presents???
lol, thats true, but only in wars like the iraq war, but back the soldiers actually fought for something, like in the revolution, if nobody fought or joined the army for our independence and freedom from the brits, then wat? we wouldnt have america, itll just be some giant piece of land ruled by teh brits. But really pay respect to those soldiers that died trying to make this country, not dieing for no point. I think ur 2 much influenced by bush's pointless war
i have NO RESPECT FOR ANY WAR --- it is pointless, you idiots do the same thing generatinon after genertaton... DIE! wake up! so what if the british won.. the 'Americans' were nothing more than British rebels! thats why we still speak their language... ENGLISH!
Do you want us to just sit back and be invaded?? What the hell would we do that for?! We have to stand for what we believe in, to fight for what we believe in!!!
you have the wrong idea about war: take a look at history, if you fight you DIE - do you want to die? you go stand for what we 'beleive in' in IRAQ - and see what happens to you! if you wish for death then war and fighting is for you.... THINK!
I wasn't just speaking about the war in Iraq. If there is a war going on, then there is a threat that we will be invaded. Do you want to defend yourself, freedom, peace, and your family? Or would you rather just give all of that up?
The EXCUSE for war is always the same - no matter what war: 'your freedom is at stake' they dropt teh F word and you IDIOTS go marching off to die. Watch 'lifekill' on youtube, to see the true purpose of war
If it comes here I would fight to hell and back. but, and I don't even like LIFE that great, But I would not go take other human Lives on a Political whim. A Lie. We aren't fighting for Freedom. This war is a disguise
All they have to do is scream Freedom or For the sake of our Children and this whole country (at least the legals that are left)
will line up ready to fight. They create "enemies" to go to war all the time taking citizen rights. Homeland security=Homeland Sodomy. Get real peopl, I used to say I was a Proud American. I hope someday, after the revolution, people will be able to say that in all honesty.
nooooooooooo wat about the terrorists??? if you had a chance to fight thsoe terrorists on 9/11, i bet u woudlnt do it because ur life will be at stake
that sound honorable, but here is no honor in suicide. but ya you mean like sticking your head out to tell the truh and risk your life...thats not too wise - the rebellion must be silent, and the revolution will not be telivised
i thought u just said that was for any war, in fact, if we do keep arguing, persuade me how the revolution was pointless and how noone believed in anything there.
i love stasnding up for freedom and peace - but can you see that fighting and killing is the opposite of peace-- you know what forget it, i dont care, join the army, go to iraq and see what happens to your black ass...
I watched this movie in my History class. They called the confederates the bad guys. lol
FUNMAZA5874 11 months ago
now how would the world change if Germany had invaded during the civil war
THEARB1TER10 1 year ago
@THEARB1TER10 Yes it would have changed back then cause there was no country known as Germany back in the 1860's
jjhays36 1 year ago
Robert Shaw was a company captain at Antietam, before he received the offer to head up a "contraband" regiment. This scene has nothing to do with the 54th..
The Civil War was not just another war. it was more dangerous and dirty than any other battle of its type. WWI was a modern war. This was the last of its kind, and some of the bravest people that ever lived fought in it, on both sides.
bookkeeper57 1 year ago
@bookkeeper57 Also more Americans died in the Civil War then all wars the U.S. ever had put together, amazing what you will do to your own people.
candr 1 year ago
@candr Something like 620,000; not including those who died of their wounds in military hospitals or in prisoner of war camps, like Andersonville.
bookkeeper57 1 year ago
@bookkeeper57 "like Andersonville".....and Camp Douglas.
topjimmy72 1 year ago
@bookkeeper57
Yup, but when you say it was the last of his kind, you forgot the french-Prussian war (1870-1871). It was more a curstomp battle, but still,.. : charge of the french cavalry against gatling and modern prussian cannon... battle of Reischoffen... it was not a walk in the park anyway.
SkavenVideo 11 months ago
FAIl at 2:56 :P he goes to stick the spade in the ground and it just falls over XD
thatkindofguy234 1 year ago
God Bless the Confederate States of America
liberalsarescum 1 year ago
@liberalsarescum The Confederates helped caused the death of 600,000 Americans and supported human slavery, and you say God Bless them?
jayers2 1 year ago
4:11 i think he killed somewon... stating that theyr not all has mercifull has the one who woke him up and let him go... but idk maybe he whas just being sure that he doesnt get up and shoot them or something else not sure
umean123 1 year ago
@umean123 He was shooting a dying horse. You can hear it's moaning and whining, and even see that it's a horse. When he fires, it stops whining.
Manassascreek1861 1 year ago
@Manassascreek1861 lol dying horses... wait how the heck did it survive that long if it whas already dying
umean123 1 year ago
Wow, every Civil War Movie should be as brutal as this on. This war was pretty bad, I was reading on it and I read something about "Facial Wounds"...... (cringes)
PeekabooDave 2 years ago
From the land of the Bluenose.....dumb. Why would any one order a frontal attack like that...no stradegy in that war!
Bluenoser1954 2 years ago
@Bluenoser1954
This is the 1860's, and this is how it was done. Throughout the war, our tactics changed from basically Napoleonic to the trench warfare you find in WWII, but simply put, it takes time and experience to figure that out, this battle is part of that experience.
Robertz1986 1 year ago
@Robertz1986
WWI, not WWII, thats a typo
Robertz1986 1 year ago
any other guys cry at the end of this film? haha
Clyde123Frog 2 years ago
This film truly was amazing you could learn alot from it :)
terminator7792 2 years ago
yeah, except it totally misrepresented history.
egindin 2 years ago
Very true. Glory is entertaining but not historically accurate.
ItNice26 2 years ago
1:33 BOOM!!! HEAD SHOT!!!
agent00228 2 years ago
Great movie
cannibaljuice 2 years ago
i watched this in 8th grade in a CHRISTIAN school!
it was amazing
IPWNZFUTBOL 2 years ago
Me too and i was in the same grade just not in a christian school lol
cannibaljuice 2 years ago
i saw this movie in school twice.
once in 7th and one in 8th.
my 7th grade teacher muted a few curses and fast fowarded some fight scenes.
my 8th grade teacher let us hear it and played the guys head exploding about 25 times :P
Starownage3 3 years ago
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mjca91 2 years ago
YEAH OMG HUH TOTALLY FUNNY HUH
moron...
abrondarbit 2 years ago
WOW yea sure, it`s so funny, hahaha wow, grow up
gnfuclrl1234 2 years ago
yah me to
Doogybait 2 years ago
Bottom line, the civil war was fought over money. The north didn't want to lose profits from the excise taxes placed on cotton. The south funded the north's wealth, and felt slighted. Who do you think sold the south all those slaves???? The majority came from slavetraders in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, both union states. In fact, freed slaves were often not allowed to reside in the north as there were laws to control the "makeup" of the population.
sskijr 3 years ago
Nah the offical reason war was declared was to preserve the union. However, that is likely just a political reason; since most of the north was racist also at the time. Lincoln likely truely wanted to end slavery, as he was firmly against it. Taxes from cotton weren't really a key element in the north economy to matter. Also you forget that many people fought the war for abolishonist reasons, regardless of the 'offical reason'.
HaveLucidDreamz 3 years ago
For everyone here who thinks the war was over slavery, you need a history lesson. The war was fought over states rights. Lincoln's emancipation proclamation was a political move and nothing else. He didn't free any of the slaves in the border states, only those who were fighting for their own independance. Lee released his slaves at the beginning of the war, while Grant owned slaves throughout, and only freed them when slavery was abolished.
sskijr 3 years ago
his emancipation proclomation stated all states rebellling after a certain date their slaves were free, but he couldnt control them since they wernt part of the union so in reality the proclomation did nothing
copson1 3 years ago
Exactly, Lincoln had no control of the southern states. The proclamation was a move to ensure that England would not "officially" support the South, although they were supplying them with arms through New Orleans. Lincoln himself was rascist. People have to do some self study. Don't always beleive what "government school" has taught you. The victor always writes the history.
sskijr 3 years ago
yea as my teacher said if the south won it would be called the Confederate uprising instead of the civil war lol
copson1 3 years ago
type "the northern states rights tradition" into google. The northern states wanted to seceede as well in the 1850's. There was no talk of FORCIBLY keeping them in though. Because aat the time EVERYBODY knew it was a voluntary contract-the Constitution. If one party broke the contrct the other party was under no obligation to honor it. Thomas Jeff. even said "let them go in peace". "school" history texts are written for the winning side..truth is unimportant.
troyalldis 2 years ago
Whoa! That guy's head blew off like a freakin melon.
IPWNZFUTBOL 3 years ago 12
I was on that film shoot, and a fragment of the fake head was a much coveted souvenir.
Salguine 3 years ago
I was there... as an extra
scandalousrogue 3 years ago
Thats awesome, what side confederate or union, where was it filmed and when was it filmed like 1988 then released in 89?
noacole 3 years ago
i like glory alot own it for that matter, wicked springs good too,red badge,g and g great but the best civil war film is Gettysburg.
civwarbuff 3 years ago
This is like that saving ryan part when you think about it.
eguil52 3 years ago
True. Wonder if spielberg got some ideas from this movie, and others like it.
polpiv4tifi 3 years ago
hehehe,like a watermelon!
bayern321 3 years ago
at 1:17 that guy flew
U719 3 years ago
I remember 9-11, I was in the lower areas and that was the first time the "alarms" went off. Everyone ran like ants to the inside "bunker". When those two 30 ton doors shut, nothing comes in and nothing comes out. I just stood there thinking about my wife and kids, we all thought it was defcon five, a nuclear attack. I believe that was the first time since the early 60's that had happened.
rebel2276 3 years ago
that was nasty at 1:32-1:33
basketbal1track24 3 years ago
SCREW THE CONFEDERATES!
RedSoxSuperfan34 3 years ago
Screw you!
BrandonHerreraH9 3 years ago
confederate bastard
RedSoxSuperfan34 3 years ago
2nd Massachusetts!! Sidney T. Prouty who fell at Gettysburg, you will never be forgotten.
rebel2276 3 years ago
Damn you yankees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GenGreivous2 3 years ago
Long live the confederacy!
BrandonHerreraH9 3 years ago
Being an officer in those days was piss easy. All you had to do was wave your sword in the air and shout 'stead boys! forward!'. All that and an awesome uniform. The whole dying thing was the only downside lol.
techlogi7 3 years ago
I wouldn't call it easy. These officers actually had to fight. You had colonels and generals leading charges. Today's officers, especially field grade officers get a nice cozy office and a generous paycheck. It would be a cold day in hell before you see a colonel taking part in a battle today, let alone leading a damn charge.
mhesi 3 years ago
Whoa now, not all of us field grade officers have a nice cozy office. We too are on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan. As far as "charging" tactics have changed since the Civil War.
rebel2276 3 years ago
Didn't mean any offence, and of course not all field grade officers have a nice cozy office, but the vast majority of majors and up sure as hell do.
mhesi 3 years ago
I just made LT.Colonel two months ago and I will be back in Afghanistan in October. I enlisted at 17 as a buck private, I understand what the privates go through, I was one. I generally eat last, make sure they eat first, first one up and last to go to sleep. I work at the Pentagon, and I will take the field any day over having 5-10 idiot generals that could not fight a battle in their back yard more or less in Afghanistan.
rebel2276 3 years ago
You're a colonel? sweet! I have a uni degree, and i'd love to be in the army. I just have to go about searching for a way in. Does a uni degree qualify you to enter as an officer? or is it more complicated nowadays?
polpiv4tifi 3 years ago
Recently promoted to Lt.Colonel, not a full bird (Colonel). I have two and half years left till I can retire. If the wars continue, I will stay in. If not, I will get out.
rebel2276 3 years ago
I see, but still quite an achievement. My old man was in the rank and file for the australian army. Took him 15 years to become a warrant officer one...then he retired.
polpiv4tifi 3 years ago
It's all about education. I did 4 years enlisted. Hated it, finished classes and got my degree in mechanical engineering, minor in history. Came back in the army and was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, 17 and half years later..
To be honest, I don't know how they do it now with degrees. It should not be any different from nearly 18 years ago. You will go to ROTC and go through a "boot camp". Since I had been enlisted (17-21) I was able to skip that.
rebel2276 3 years ago
yeah, except for that officer at 1:32min., his head blew up!
GenerationVictory 3 years ago
You Idiot! you waved your sword around at the front of a group of men getting shot at by over a thousand MUSKETS{GUNS} If you think that's easy you come to my house and I'll show you how it feels to get shot at by a musket.
BrandonHerreraH9 3 years ago
I really like the south but this movie made me break into tears cheering for the Union.
BrandonHerreraH9 3 years ago
im watching this in history too
t97chev 3 years ago
haha i am too and hes right that guy got owned bad
someone11232 3 years ago
OWNED!!! RIGHT IN THE HEAD!
ramdor4 3 years ago
we are watching this in History and that one guy totally got pawned in the head.
raisinorcat 3 years ago
this movie was amazing! but i saw it in school in 8th grade. i was pretty much scarred for life. hahaha
KennM12 3 years ago
this is an awesome start to this movie
Chwisy 3 years ago
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Hell yeah kill them Yankees
BTW most union troops were out of the boat immigrants and not exaclty what you would call Americans , the South understood the war alot better .
haibane13 3 years ago
i'm guessing your from the south?
and may i add that if the south had won. we might still have slaves. or atleast have slaves for many more years than we did.
KennM12 3 years ago 2
not true , if the civil war was never fought slavery could have continued in the southern and northern states but becasue the civil war caused such a change to the southern economy that it could no longer keep slaves . Had the south won they would of relied instead on a completely free workforce . The only thing that would have lasted , which still lasts to today , is a Agriculture south . Which the south was based on agriculture not slavery .
haibane13 3 years ago
also take note that the Confederacy outlawed the import or export of slaves , whereas the North kept importing threw ought the war . Remember that only 7 % of the south owned slaves so what did the rest of the 93 % fight for ? They fought against the tyrannical North . You can compare the South's revolution to the American Revolution which also had slaves but was not fought for slaves . In fact you can make comparisons on the taxes the british and the north made before these two wars .
haibane13 3 years ago
Can I tell you the south wanted no slaves after the existing ones died ad none more to be imported? And none ever were!
BrandonHerreraH9 3 years ago
"For god sakes come on!"
-brains-
emberlon 3 years ago
Fuck the Confederates and their primitive ideology which lost them the war.
Darkwolfy88 3 years ago 3
No one really won the war, cause we fought our own people.
pangahooman 3 years ago
The war was two conflicting ideologies. One was based on the racist and stubborn to change nature of slavery. The other one was one of a stronger central govt which banned slavery. The second idea won :)
Darkwolfy88 3 years ago
fuck the confeds the lose the war go union
ShAdoWxSnIpEr89 3 years ago
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go confedertae
marymiranda777 3 years ago
yah tha dude at 1:32 got pwned...
waceymurley 3 years ago
damn the guys head got blown off
sanafaz 3 years ago
Uno why so many poor bastards died during the civil war. Because they fought battles like twats. Lets all march slow as fuck in huge masses in bright uniforms and let the enemy shoot us. Fucking stupidity, not glory.
techlogi7 3 years ago
the only reason the marched was to show they were humane. They were not trying to be barbaric. I agree with you tho.
flamexxx 3 years ago
They were fighting according to Napoleonic tactics. Problem is, new weapons technology had rendered those tactics obsolete. Rifles were much more accurate. Took them awhile to adapt.
BuckFush425 3 years ago
That's the only way you could fight a war back then. Unfortunately, the technology had surpassed the tactics, but it was one of those moments in the evolution of warfare that couldn't really be avoided. The first WW1 was plagued by the same technological/tactical limbo that resulted in an absolute blood bath. However, the technology had not advanced far enough that the tactics could be changed to fight in a "smarter" way.
mhesi 3 years ago
Yeah it had. Its simple. Instead of marching straight into gun fire, RUN!!!!! FUCKING CHARGE RIGHT UP CLOSE. Theyll fire their first volleys then by the time your right on top of em they havnet reloaded yet. Its just that something like that in those days would have been seen as cowardice and im pretty sure no general would have instigated such tactics for fear of his name being tarnished as an unchivalrious warrior.
techlogi7 3 years ago
Than you have a bayonett blood bath that's just as bad as musket volleys. There is no kind of organization when something like that happens. They're not about to go back 2500 years in warfare evolution because the tactics of the day were less than stellar.
mhesi 3 years ago
i still could never figure out what shot him like that, either musket fire, or cannon or something like it could never figure it out.
Martzx3193 3 years ago
haha. it was awesome when the dudes head blew off. it was so unexpected i think i said "oh Shit" during school. ahaha
kaeleekoo1 3 years ago
never mind. I din't get to the part where it said antiem creek
1096233 3 years ago
Antiem Creek was the bloodiest battle during the Civil War...The Union had lost, but it was a great win for the Confederate.
flamexxx 3 years ago
The Confederacy won? In every single history book I've seen or history documentary, it always said the battle was either inconclusive as to the victor or the Union won the battle. The scene we just saw was the Cornfield, one of many locations fought at Antietam Creek where the Confederacy won, but the battle was also being taken place on locations such as the "Sunken Road," "Bloody Lane," etc.
Martzx3193 3 years ago
isn't this bull run or something?
1096233 3 years ago
nah antietam
Martzx3193 3 years ago
we are watching this movie in soc studies right now and we are just getting to the end
jeffreyhaleyhanson 3 years ago
morgan freeman LIVES!
InsaneKramex 3 years ago 3
who are those guys in red uniform in the union side?
StarAlliance1 3 years ago 2
no theyre from the confederates.
InsaneKramex 3 years ago
Probably Zouaves - 11th NY (brooklyn) First Fire Zouaves - Fire as in firemen
BeyondThePale21 3 years ago 2
It is amazing the vast numbers of men who went into battle that way. Pretty old tactics. Kinda like suicide, almost like 1 man made no difference but 20,000 did.
Martzx3193 3 years ago
pause at exactly 1:00.... and say " dayum..."
lovelegodude 3 years ago
1:31 eeeew
elecguitar 3 years ago
that was the part that was deleted for the school version of this movie. lol
BartMan444 3 years ago
So robert was a Punk ass Pussy the whole time. That's the first time I ever saw the first part.
scumgod13 4 years ago
yea he was a captain at the beggining.. was it like his first battle? so yea. u wud be scared as hell wuldnt u? shut up ur the pussy
lovelegodude 3 years ago
my favorite part of the movie
JPOULTON 4 years ago
All of your towel head relatives living in Iran, better get out in 2008. Iran is already starting to mess with the American Navy. If women and children are killed, that's on your president's shoulders. You start shit, America will end it.
rebel2276 4 years ago 2
Damn you are a stupid fucktard.
LostInNC06 4 years ago
why?
PState216 3 years ago
thanx for helpin me wit my report
balltomuch 4 years ago
This is such a good movie! I watched it in my history calss becasue we are learnign about Robert Sahw, we werent allowed to watch the beginning scence though
AmandaLikesCZ 4 years ago
WAR is for idiots and dummys - 9/11 was an inside job - 3,945 dead U.S. soldier in Iraq, and for what? Ask their mothers if the want them back - if their casue was as fabricated as this 'civil war' faught above. Those who fight wars are uninteligencia.
djhives 4 years ago
Those who start wars are the ones you should be ranting about. The people who fight wars for America which stands for peace and freedom are to be thanked. The Civil War was fought to keep this nation together. If we didn't fight that war we would have been a totally different nation today. I don't think that there was a way for the Civil War to be avoided forever.
TheFoolInTheWave 4 years ago
america stands for freedom and peace? tell that to the dead civilians (women and children) that america kills over there each day... sure is peaceful killing women and kids. And freedom? What freedom do you think you have? seriously, id love to hear that.
djhives 4 years ago
We are killing women and children?! Who told you this? We are certainly not. We wouldn't even be over in Iraq if is wasn't for those terrorists threatening the world with weapons of mass destruction. What freedom do I have? That answer to that my friend is the Constitution. You should take a look at it some time.
TheFoolInTheWave 4 years ago
you are lost - take a look at the stats regurading the number of civilians US soldiers kill in Iraq - better yet ask a soldier who has been there! as far as 'terroists' and 'WMDs' LOL! 9/11 was an inside job and there are no WMDs and still no bin laden, and oh yeah bin laden is in afganistan not iraq! and if youve read the patriot act you would realized that that nullified the constitution! WAKE UP!
djhives 4 years ago
Nullified the constitution? What are we following today? We are in war and certain precautions must be taken. This patriot act doesn't really pertain to anyone unless your a terrorist. Well I'm not a promoter of that war, if they wanted freedom and peace then we wouldn't have to be over there. The US soldiers do not kill citizens unless they are threating other people. Sucide bombings by their own people kill civillians more than US soldiers.
TheFoolInTheWave 4 years ago
look, lets just leave this kid alone, its oobvious he doesnt even know what hes talking about.....or hes just a hippie
ragglefraggle09 4 years ago
go join the army. please go die in Iraq. PLEASE
djhives 4 years ago
lsiten: when YOU get your READ ID, and your RFID chipped passport, and YOUR LIFE is restricted - then how is it affecting terrorists? its affecting YOU and you only! but you cant even see that you are living in nazi germany, your rights are dissapearing- in the name of preventing 'terrorism' and everyone knows 9/11 was an inside job.
djhives 4 years ago
I am afraid, although I don't like it, DJHIVES is speaking the trueth. We knew 9/11 was going to happen and let it so we could "Liberate" Iraq. they didn't ask to be Liberated. We needed an excuse for war, plain and simple. It was created by the U.S. Government as 9/11.
scumgod13 4 years ago
Damn Skippy! 9/11 was an inside job - and Iraq was invaded. thousands of beautiful Iraqi women and children killed....
djhives 4 years ago
also, you need to talk to ANYONE who has been to Iraq - ask them how many innocent people they murder. go on ask them.
djhives 4 years ago
Theres always going to be war, no matter what. If there was a draft you would probably flee to Cananda. So get out of this country Hippie, because your afriad of going to war yourself.
miggalo786 4 years ago 3
ragglefraggle your right. I'm done with arguing. djhives I hope that someday we will all live in a world where peace is a common thing among everbody and war will be a thing of the past. For now we will just have to wait how this war in Iraq affects everybody.
TheFoolInTheWave 4 years ago
war does one thing - kill people - i hope for your sake anoher nation does not to 'liberate' the U.S. and decides to invade where you live and kill everyone you know - thats whats happening in Iraq - and thats why the world hates the USA. The US kills civilians, just look at nagasaki and hiroshima.... imagine if that was you and your family.
djhives 4 years ago
djhives, stfu, goodbye
ragglefraggle09 4 years ago
the truth hurts i know...
djhives 4 years ago
The Japs attacked us first. If the American soldiers had invaded Japan the casualties would have been way up there. So to save American lives Einstein created a bomb so big that the Japs would have to surrender.
rebel2276 4 years ago
'to save lives we killed thousands of woman and children' great - sicne the US invaded Iraq - how ywould you like if they nuked the US since the US attacked Iraq first.
djhives 4 years ago
America is too strong to be nuked, we are the world's police force. When some dinky country makes nukes and says they will wipe Israel off the map, people take that serious. This year, Iran will be destroyed. Quote me on that, I promise you it will happen.
rebel2276 4 years ago
it wuz fun chattign with u guys, bye
ragglefraggle09 4 years ago
Yeah, I guess it was. See ya ragglefraggle.
TheFoolInTheWave 4 years ago
Dang,
I'm pretty sure that having your head blown up hurts like nothin else.
GenGreivous2 4 years ago
I'm sure you would only feel it for a spilt second. O_O
TheFoolInTheWave 4 years ago
hahah we are watching this in my AP class right now. Just watched this today actually. That guys head blowing up is like the best part.
mademmer91 4 years ago
I also watched this in my AP History class. It was a good movie.
TheFoolInTheWave 4 years ago
WHOA!!!!HOLY SH*T!!!!!THAT GUY'S HEAD FREAKIN BLEW UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!dam, the civil was wuz brutal :(
ragglefraggle09 4 years ago
This was a great movie, It had one of the best musical scores I have ever seen in a film
Hightower748 4 years ago
I agree.
TheFoolInTheWave 4 years ago
Nice videos, great fighting, too bad lots of death, wish we will never forget these mens who died in battle. Thanks for posting it.
GuardianProtector22 4 years ago
when will you idoiots learn: war is a quick way to the grave! you go die , ill stay here. and yes ill still be free!
djhives 4 years ago
Sure we could sit back while peole like you will do nothing to keep freedom. Maybe you ought to do nothing while you are being invaded because you don't beleive in a war for peace. Lets see if youre still free then. Remember to have peace their has to be some kind of war.
TheFoolInTheWave 4 years ago
wrong! idot war is for dieing YOU go march off to war - why dont you sign up for the army! whats wrong afraid to die for NOTHING! Ill go be a coward here and stay alive you go be brave and die, im sure someone will care...
djhives 4 years ago
Well, if I am fighting for freedom and peace then at least I died for something.
TheFoolInTheWave 4 years ago
no you just DIED! do you think the U.S. soldiers who died in Iraq are thinking about freedom now, or do you think they wish they were ALIVE right now handing out Christmas presents???
djhives 4 years ago
lol, thats true, but only in wars like the iraq war, but back the soldiers actually fought for something, like in the revolution, if nobody fought or joined the army for our independence and freedom from the brits, then wat? we wouldnt have america, itll just be some giant piece of land ruled by teh brits. But really pay respect to those soldiers that died trying to make this country, not dieing for no point. I think ur 2 much influenced by bush's pointless war
ragglefraggle09 4 years ago
i have NO RESPECT FOR ANY WAR --- it is pointless, you idiots do the same thing generatinon after genertaton... DIE! wake up! so what if the british won.. the 'Americans' were nothing more than British rebels! thats why we still speak their language... ENGLISH!
djhives 4 years ago
Do you want us to just sit back and be invaded?? What the hell would we do that for?! We have to stand for what we believe in, to fight for what we believe in!!!
TheFoolInTheWave 4 years ago
you have the wrong idea about war: take a look at history, if you fight you DIE - do you want to die? you go stand for what we 'beleive in' in IRAQ - and see what happens to you! if you wish for death then war and fighting is for you.... THINK!
djhives 4 years ago
Would you rather die trying to protect yourself?!? Or would you like to be exterminated like vermin?!?!?!?
TheFoolInTheWave 4 years ago
protected from what??? some 'bogggie-man' some politician says is after me???
djhives 4 years ago
I wasn't just speaking about the war in Iraq. If there is a war going on, then there is a threat that we will be invaded. Do you want to defend yourself, freedom, peace, and your family? Or would you rather just give all of that up?
TheFoolInTheWave 4 years ago
The EXCUSE for war is always the same - no matter what war: 'your freedom is at stake' they dropt teh F word and you IDIOTS go marching off to die. Watch 'lifekill' on youtube, to see the true purpose of war
djhives 4 years ago
sigh, i dont think theres any sense talking to this guy....apparantly he values his own life more than anything else in existence
ragglefraggle09 4 years ago
If it comes here I would fight to hell and back. but, and I don't even like LIFE that great, But I would not go take other human Lives on a Political whim. A Lie. We aren't fighting for Freedom. This war is a disguise
to take more freedoms from us.
scumgod13 4 years ago
All they have to do is scream Freedom or For the sake of our Children and this whole country (at least the legals that are left)
will line up ready to fight. They create "enemies" to go to war all the time taking citizen rights. Homeland security=Homeland Sodomy. Get real peopl, I used to say I was a Proud American. I hope someday, after the revolution, people will be able to say that in all honesty.
scumgod13 4 years ago
nooooooooooo wat about the terrorists??? if you had a chance to fight thsoe terrorists on 9/11, i bet u woudlnt do it because ur life will be at stake
ragglefraggle09 4 years ago
9/11 was an inside job! there are no terrorists except the US government. so forget about the "terrorist" argument...
djhives 4 years ago
sigh, im just saying, wat if, wat if u had a chance to prevent 9/11 and the holocaust, but ur life would be at stake, would u do it>?
ragglefraggle09 4 years ago
that sound honorable, but here is no honor in suicide. but ya you mean like sticking your head out to tell the truh and risk your life...thats not too wise - the rebellion must be silent, and the revolution will not be telivised
djhives 4 years ago
i thought u just said that was for any war, in fact, if we do keep arguing, persuade me how the revolution was pointless and how noone believed in anything there.
ragglefraggle09 4 years ago
Right because these extremist will stop at nothing to see all Americans dead.
jthofner 4 years ago
Finally someone is speaking some sense.
TheFoolInTheWave 4 years ago
lol, 3 pple against 1 tart whos never seen a textbook before
ragglefraggle09 4 years ago
yeah! preach it!!!!!!!
ragglefraggle09 4 years ago
.....if thats what you think, then get the f*** out of this country
ragglefraggle09 4 years ago
who said im in 'this' country!?? dont let your eyes fool your brain!
djhives 4 years ago
alright, then where are you?? it sure sounds like ur from thsi country too
ragglefraggle09 4 years ago
ragglefraggle09 knows what he is talking about. If you don't like standing up for freedom and peace then why are you here?
TheFoolInTheWave 4 years ago
i love stasnding up for freedom and peace - but can you see that fighting and killing is the opposite of peace-- you know what forget it, i dont care, join the army, go to iraq and see what happens to your black ass...
djhives 4 years ago
I'm white. O_O
TheFoolInTheWave 4 years ago
whats the difference.
djhives 4 years ago
There is certainly a difference for you if you judge me black right away. Why did you do this???
TheFoolInTheWave 4 years ago
are you a Jew?
djhives 4 years ago