Chris Purdy
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“General Lee… I have no division”
July 4, 2025 at 2:40 AM
“General Lee… I have no division”
The cannons here are part of Cushing Battery. Alonzo Cushing, their 22 year old commander, who died in the battle was from Fredonia NY where I went to college.
July 4, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The cannons here are part of Cushing Battery. Alonzo Cushing, their 22 year old commander, who died in the battle was from Fredonia NY where I went to college.
The Irish Brigade getting their revenge for Fredericksburg
July 4, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The Irish Brigade getting their revenge for Fredericksburg
The cannonade is now forced to slow down because Colonel Alexander just learned a hard lesson on exterior and interior lines. That means that if you are spread out it’s more difficult to reinforce and resupply than if you’re packed in together
July 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The cannonade is now forced to slow down because Colonel Alexander just learned a hard lesson on exterior and interior lines. That means that if you are spread out it’s more difficult to reinforce and resupply than if you’re packed in together
The barrage begins! This is actually a really good demonstration of a mass civil war cannonade. Filmmakers don’t do this anymore - it’s all CGI.
The attack itself was actually so loud that it was heard 60 miles away in Harrisburg.
The attack itself was actually so loud that it was heard 60 miles away in Harrisburg.
July 4, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The barrage begins! This is actually a really good demonstration of a mass civil war cannonade. Filmmakers don’t do this anymore - it’s all CGI.
The attack itself was actually so loud that it was heard 60 miles away in Harrisburg.
The attack itself was actually so loud that it was heard 60 miles away in Harrisburg.
This scene is like the fourth time we see Hancock or Armistead talk about how sad they are to be fighting each other. But we do get a brief glimpse of Chamberlain talk about his time as a teacher. Chamberlain is what we today would call: kind of a nerd. His sole focus was learning and teaching
July 4, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This scene is like the fourth time we see Hancock or Armistead talk about how sad they are to be fighting each other. But we do get a brief glimpse of Chamberlain talk about his time as a teacher. Chamberlain is what we today would call: kind of a nerd. His sole focus was learning and teaching
Longstreet just can’t catch a break here. He’s this movie’s Cassandra. Here he has to tell Harrison, and the audience, that he knows everyone is going to die in the charge.
July 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Longstreet just can’t catch a break here. He’s this movie’s Cassandra. Here he has to tell Harrison, and the audience, that he knows everyone is going to die in the charge.
Lee and Longstreet arguing over whether or not to order a mass attack in the center. I'm not aware of many battles where the strategy of a frontal assault in the middle of the line actually succeeded. Lee knew this. It was his own hubris that thought it would be different for him.
July 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Lee and Longstreet arguing over whether or not to order a mass attack in the center. I'm not aware of many battles where the strategy of a frontal assault in the middle of the line actually succeeded. Lee knew this. It was his own hubris that thought it would be different for him.
After the loss on Little Round Top, Longstreet visits a field hospital. Civil war field hospitals were horrible places where your chances at survival was 50/50 at best.
July 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
After the loss on Little Round Top, Longstreet visits a field hospital. Civil war field hospitals were horrible places where your chances at survival was 50/50 at best.
20th Maine! Contact front! 50 meters!
July 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
20th Maine! Contact front! 50 meters!
Honestly I love how this movie shows how signal flags worked
July 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Honestly I love how this movie shows how signal flags worked
Strong Vincent is about to throw any unit he can find on top of Little Round Top because Dan “Plead Insanity” Sickles just left his position and left the Union left floating in the air
July 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Strong Vincent is about to throw any unit he can find on top of Little Round Top because Dan “Plead Insanity” Sickles just left his position and left the Union left floating in the air
Day 2 of the battle. Let’s goooo!
July 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Day 2 of the battle. Let’s goooo!
Ten minutes of lost cause bs. Would be happy to delete this scene. It’s stuff like this that allows people to rationalize the fact that the South was rebelling against the constitution to preserve an white proto fascist ethno-state
July 2, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Ten minutes of lost cause bs. Would be happy to delete this scene. It’s stuff like this that allows people to rationalize the fact that the South was rebelling against the constitution to preserve an white proto fascist ethno-state
The scene where Tom Chamberlain interrogates some captured rebels is pure lost cause revisionism. The TN private talks about fight for his rights…
July 2, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The scene where Tom Chamberlain interrogates some captured rebels is pure lost cause revisionism. The TN private talks about fight for his rights…
Yesterday was the lead up to battle and today is the first day. Buford holds the line
July 2, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Yesterday was the lead up to battle and today is the first day. Buford holds the line
Day 2 and Buford is holding!
July 2, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Day 2 and Buford is holding!
General “take the high ground” Buford is on site!!!
June 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
General “take the high ground” Buford is on site!!!
Day 1 of my annual tradition of watching the directors cut of the movie Gettysburg in real time
June 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Day 1 of my annual tradition of watching the directors cut of the movie Gettysburg in real time
I’m begging companies, elected officials, and any organization that wants to pander to veterans for whatever reason… please please please check with a vet, military family member, or anyone who knows anything about the military before posting content. Don’t be like these folks
June 29, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I’m begging companies, elected officials, and any organization that wants to pander to veterans for whatever reason… please please please check with a vet, military family member, or anyone who knows anything about the military before posting content. Don’t be like these folks