Today in class we watched a tidbit of the movie from Gettysburg. I have seen this movie once or twice. Although it is a good movie I do find other Civil War movies to rank up on my favorites list like North and South made for TV movie and Glory. But nonetheless it is still good.
It is hard to imagine the stress these men felt under Chamberlin's orders. They could not move from their post. There was no retreat or no surrender. They were the last in the line of keeping the hill under the Union control. They knew it was up to them to hold the hill "at all costs".
Up to that point the Confederacy has won every battle in the Civil War. The south must of been feeling pretty good about themselves and pictured themselves being somewhat invincible. The North needs a victory. They could feel the South slipping further and further away from America's grasps.
They had been fighting all day. No food, little rest and they were running out of ammunition. The Union is worn down, physically, mentally and emotionally. But somewhere inside of them they found strength to carry on and prevail.
The Union ended up winning that battle. It was one of the more historic battles in the Civil War and a turning point for the war. It must of felt like the Union Army opened up a can of whoop-ass out on the South. It helped give the North morale to continue and win again in other battles.
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