Gettysburg deleted scene 6 - Lee, Euell, Early, Hill, Rhodes

Deleted from DVD, scene where Lee confronts Euell

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[AlexSaysHi2013]

where is that one scene where a general, none of the ones here, is raving at Lee about not being able to take Culp's hill, the general is also the narrator

[rob9641]

@AlexSaysHi2013 search youtube on "Trimble Gettysburg"

[Walker915]

These are great scenes..Wish they weren't cut from the dvd release...any plans on releasing them in a special edition?

[rob9641]

@Walker915 There have been noises about releasing a new edition sometime this year or next. Not sure if these scenes will be in it, or even if it will really happen.

[jayandbutton]

thanks for that piece of insight, was unaware. freemantle then became the glue for various reb leaders to tell their stories, but we still needed this scene to explain why the huge first day advantage was not realized, leading to the carnage of days two and three.

[Albukhshi]

@jayandbutton

Freemantle was a real person, who did visit the Rebel army (you can find an article about him if you use Google or sth).

but yeah, I see where you are coming from.

[jayandbutton]

lots of dumb scenes with freemantle who did not exist but this crucial scene left out? WTF? this is why gods and generals was the superior effort. at least maxwell had the sense to leave out inferior scenes like the theater footage in chicago that was totally irrelevant in his second film.

[oldsreo]

@AlexSaysHi2013 It was Trimble.I saw it once and not since.

[gettysburgob3]

@gettysburgob3 So in conclusion Culp Hill was empty at that time with a strong force at the ready to attack and with a least two orders from Lee to "push those people " and take that hill" made the idea of any old order to not bring on a major engagement as an excuses non sequitur, that Hill could and should have been taken : )

[gettysburgob3]

@gettysburgob3 con't5 Meantime Early's men had long cleared the town and three brigades had formed a line of battle along with 3 brigades of Rhodes . Coddington's "The Gettysburg Campaign " would say "Ewell might have been able to organize an attack force of 6,000 to 7,000 men " Harry W. Pfanz in is piece ""Old Jack" Is Not Here" commented "I concur whole heatedly with Coddinton's opinions and would even add to them".

[gettysburgob3]

@gettysburgob3 con't4 Also it should be noted that not until Hancock arrived after 4:30pm did element of first corps get order to move to Culp Hill which was followed by the first units of 12th corps.Kelly would right General Hancock ordered Wadsworth’s division (Cutler’s and Meredith’s brigades) of Doubleday’s battered First Corps to occupy Culp’s Hill at about 5:00 PM. Cutler ordered his 7th Indiana to occupy the hill. This is verified by the OR .

[gettysburgob3]

@gettysburgob3 con't3 Kelly would con't "Company B of the 7th was placed at right angles to the main line, facing Rock Creek to the east in a skirmish line. The Twelfth Corps would move into position protecting the eastern approaches of the hill on July 2nd, but the night of July 1st saw only this one company on the eastern slopes of the hill. "

[gettysburgob3]

@gettysburgob3 con't...Fact is the hill would remain empty except for Co B of the 7th Indiana as historian

John Kelly recounts in "THE FIGHT FOR CULP’S HILL " saying Culp’s Hill remained unoccupied throughout the first day’s battle, with most of the action taking place north of the town of Gettysburg. As the Federal units fell back, badly depleted units of the First and Eleventh Corps were reformed on Cemetery Hill as more and more reinforcements poured in to bolster the Union force. " con't

[gettysburgob3]

@ViperLord21 "Culp's Hill was not empty" The facts say otherwise! First of all Trimple made a recon of that Hill and has histrionically reported it empty . It also has been historically verified by several commanders under Ewell ( Gordon) and on the union side as well

Example:Captain Edward N. Whittier, Fifth Maine Battery (Mollus War Papers)"Culp's Hill, which Early could have taken possession of on the first day without striking a blow..." con't