GETTYSBURG- Final Request from General Armistead

[@Beowulf_DW]

Many of the officers on both sides were graduates of West Point. Many men were fighting their former teachers, students, and classmates.

[@chrishager3308]

+Beowulf DW Correct and this case Hancock and Armistead served in the same unit pre-war. I could not imagine taking up arms against any of the officers I served with as brothers and to this day 4 of them are my closest friends from a service period 30 years ago. Sic Semper Tyrannis

[@discojelly]

Beowulf , Indeed.. I think that was one of the things which was both sad and very interesting about that war. I couldn't imagine being a top student at West Point and having to go up against my former teacher.

[@SantomPh]

Armistead was a close friend of Hancock who served with him just after the Mexican War. Hancock even had a going away party for Armistead when his state seceded from the Union

[@alex20776a]

That would just break my soul. To fight my dear teachers and classmates. I cannot even bear the thought of such a terrible situation.

[@davecrupel2817]

Alex Varela neither could i..... I'm willing to bet the ww2 generation looks to the civil war generation the same way we look to them....

[@XLuftWaffleX]

"No! Not both of us! Not all of us!" How can you not be heartbroken.

[@jacobarmistead2532]

I know right I'm Armisteads desendent

[@XLuftWaffleX]

+Jacob Armistead Then you have ancestor who is truly worthy of cherishing. I used to be ardently pro-South, then ardently pro-North. Now I realize that the matter was not so dualistic. There were heroes on both sides and monsters as well. This was the war that split up families and precious bonds of friendship. They learned to hate each other and even kill each other in a senseless war between abolitionist radicals and slave-power planters. May God bless the brave men of the North and of the South. Amen.

[@matthewwolfe3943]

+Lenny Fortes my Mother is from the North (New Hampshire) and my Father from the south (Arkansas). Nothing wrong with being a Bubba. Down here it just means having a good brother. I wish this war never happened. I wish slavery had never happened.

[@thomasbaron5367]

I'm in tears :'(

[@PedalPumpingxo]

Yes. Brother against brother Father against son, West Point classmate against fellow classmate.

[@greggross8856]

Gen. Lewis Armistead, a dying man, being portrayed in his last moments by Richard Jordan, who himself was dying of cancer at that moment. The scene was powerful enough without knowing that. When you do know it...wow.

[@davecrupel2817]

Greg Gross its at least an excellent role to leave as your legacy.

[@greggross8856]

Many will tell you that was the defining scene of the movie.

[@alkenny9871]

Greg Gross by

[@alkenny9871]

Greg Gross C

[@artm1973]

Odd twist of fate that Armistead, who was only lightly wounded and was expected to make a full recovery died two days later, whereas Kemper, who was badly wounded (he actually was told he was mortally) wounded survived, became governor of Virginia and died in 1895.

[@thewestisthebest6608]

General Hancock and General Armestead were both stationed in California when the war began and were close friends in the same division. When Virginia, Armistead’s home, joined the rebellion he left the Union army telling his friend "Goodbye; You can never know how much this has cost me."

[@lufsolitaire5351]

John F. Reynolds was also one of their friends at West Point as well as being stationed in CA with them.

[@christrotter3052]

😣

[@bluemarshall6180]

And regret it.

[@JaredHassell]

Lee told Longstreet in another clip: "There was a higher duty to Virginia".

[@jeffthemercenary]

The fact most of them knew each other just makes this war even sadder

[@mmmm66]

What I find ironic is that two Americans at war had more respect for each other than 99.9999% of Americans today at peace....

[@2adamast]

Stuff like _to plunder, and destroy the town in retaliation for Osceola_

[@matth1143]

Many of these men, the older ones anyway, knew each other. They fought alongside each other during conflicts like the Mexican War. Some of them went to West Point together, attended each other's marriages and in some cases were like brothers (some of them were brothers in law). It pained many of them to have to make a choice of which side to fight on (some declined to serve on either side). Hancock and Armistead were actually serving together out west when the war started, in California I believe. But I agree with the OP, respect today seems to be a rare virtue.

[@jameswest4853]

Truth

[@charloteauxvalerian3875]

Not really... War isn't really an expression of respect, even if you say "excuse me" before or after killing one another...

[@Shatamx]

@@charloteauxvalerian3875 He meant after the battles and before. More so Officers. You never knew what old friend was on the other side.

[@johnrambo2706]

The saddest part about this scene is that you can clearly see the deep sadness and sorrow in Richard Jordan's eyes as he portrayed a dying General Armistead because he knew damn well his time is also coming in real life when the scene was shot. The words he uttered during the scene was also full of emotions and it sounded like he truly means it from the bottom of his heart as he gave his very best act for the scene as his lasting legacy 💔, RIP Richard Jordan.

[@Kriegsbeil5577]

What the fuck was wrong with the Academy? How did Richard Jordan *NOT* receive at least a "Best Supporting Actor" Oscar award for his portrayal? Every scene was dynamic.

[@jamesknowles1907]

My favorite was him talking about his soldier's American combat ancestry, which was all entirely true.

[@darthvadeth6290]

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[@jamesknowles1907]

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[@Northman1963]

Yep a fantastic performance. Second to none.

[@lucasdavis1964]

I love how this film portrayed both the Confederate and the Union soldiers as human beings. You can see the true tragedy of the situation; Not as good vs. evil, but as man vs. man. War takes a lot and then some...

[@bamarine247]

I think those are the best war movies. I love a lot of the old war films like Tora Tora Tora, The Longest Day, and A Bridge Too Far, which portray all sides of a battle. I also love Clint Eastwood's Iwo Jima movies for doing the same thing in two films, with the US in Flags of Our Fathers, and the Japanese in Letters from Iwo Jima

[@AlphaCompRepair]

I like "We were Soldiers" for that very reason.

[@Foksuh]

Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima were excellent pair of movies and I believe very well received in Japan as well. Not about one nation or another, or nationalism.. just people fighting a war.. human beings on both sides.

[@eadecamp]

I think Clint Eastwood's character said it best in Outlaw Josey Wales: "I reckon we all died a little in that damn war."

[@lucasdavis1964]

Yeah...

[@c4pt41nhowdy2]

Tell General Hancock that General Armistead sends his regrets. Tell him how very sorry I am.

[@ErikBlankenship]

Etiquette and civility, even when he was dying.

[@bnz1941]

@@willoutlaw4971 Your comment is both uninformed and historically assanine. General Armistead or "Lo" was an abbreviation of his nickname, Lothario, wryly bestowed because that’s what he wasn’t. He was quiet, considered shy, twice widowed, and from a family of fighters. Upon his death, his personal Bible was sent to Hancock's wife.

[@darthbradmedia8929]

😭😭😭

[@NamVetBuck]

@Hindsight Is 2020 ...that would require a moron like Will Outlaw to have a mind to start with...

[@lufsolitaire5351]

@@willoutlaw4971 He was hardly like that, as the movie portrays and in real life he was reserved, kept to himself, and thoughtful. Winfield and Almira Hancock were like family to him as they both helped him through the death of his wives.

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

Gettysburg is one of the greatest films ever made.

[@yomama8900]

no it's not

[@Goodtimeswith_jack]

You're right it isn't, it's THE greatest film ever made!

[@Johnnycdrums]

"The Gallant Hours", and "12 o'Clock High" are right up there. My top three; (1.) "12 o'Clock High", (2.) "Once Upon A time In The West", (3.) "The Gallant Hours" (4.) "Gettysburg".

[@IAssassinII]

Never thought I'd see someone mention the Gallant Hours! Definitely a good film.

[@Johnnycdrums]

IAssassinII ; The only thing they got wrong was that the shoot down of ADM. Yamamoto happened a few months later. ......................................Trivia; Ward Costello who played CAPT. Harry Black as ADM. Halsey's Chief of Staff also wrote the theme song simply titled "The Gallant Hours". It was performed by the historically great Richard Wagner Choir. .....................................Interestingly, the Musicians Union was on strike during the filming so the film has no music throughout the film. No music, no battle scenes, Cagney shows his true greatness and in my opinion makes it one of the best war films of all time.

[@jgowin66]

General Armistead was actually shot three times, none of which were deemed life threatening by the Union surgeons who treated him after the attack. Sadly, he did succumb to fever and infection two days later. Armistead's bravery, in the face of such a barrage of cannon and musket fire was legendary. Historians have documented that the Union defenders of Cemetery Ridge were awe-struck at seeing this middle-aged commander leading the charge into the teeth of their defenses with hat held high on the tip of his sword.

[@jgowin66]

Thanks for the correction.

[@ryhk3293]

Twice. In the arm and the leg.

[@rimshot2270]

Infection and fever killed more soldiers than the actual wounds. The practice of antiseptic and aseptic medicine originated in Great Britain but came slowly to the United States. Surgical gloves had not been invented yet. Most doctors didn't even wash their hands. Union doctors used the same surgical sponges on multiple patients, spreading infection.

[@imapaine-diaz4451]

@@rimshot2270 Indeed! a wound which would only be a minor one today, and have the soldier back in action in less than a week, would kill the same soldier back then in about the same time. My great great grandfather fought for the union and was wounded in the hip during grants campaign in the west. Not a life threating wound today, but back then Infection set in and he was never the same again. it took him about ten years to die from recurring infection from that single wound. Those soldiers who paid for this knowledge with their lives however are also heroes who by their sacrifice caused the advances in battlefield trauma medicine that saves our lives today! thank god for the army medical corps!

[@billroyal942]

@@ryhk3293 Minnier bullets made awful wounds, shattering the bones of the limbs.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

One thing they never show in the scenes with Armistead: his son was on his staff and participated in the charge. Thankfully, he survived.

[@Zachattack1212]

Well looked who it's is the man the myth the legend himself

[@fredericksacramento677]

Man they removed Gettysburg in Netflix.

[@HistorywithHannibal]

@@fredericksacramento677 no!

[@HistorywithHannibal]

VTH, I love your videos

[@DonaldWMeyers-dwm]

Armistead's uncle was George Armistead, the commander of Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812.

[@ralphpastine4587]

Jordan played Armistead with such an inner kindness and softness but also a warrior on the outside who did his duty...great performance

[@dennisatkins9837]

Richard Jordan was the best actor by far in that movie. Gettysburg is my favorite CW movie. The beards and fake southern accents are sometimes hard to take but I let them slide.

[@cosmicviking6829]

@@dennisatkins9837 that's how the Generals used to speak. They were from higher society. Similar to the British in the Revolutionary War compared to the general population.

[@lufsolitaire5351]

He portrayed him so well to his historical counterpart. Armistead was said to bring this soft-spoken, kindly, intellectual type in person which is also evident when he was arguing with Pickett about evolution on the second night.

[@darthvadeth6290]

BLM

[@mlbrooks4066]

Jordan specialized in playing villains or good guys with serious bad streaks. This was one of his few “heroes.”

[@calvinlaw7790]

Richard Jordan, man. What a performance.

[@nunyabizness9045]

pity it was his last

[@gilmer3718]

We lost a truly great actor when we lost him.

[@spasjt]

I still get teary eyed every time I see this scene. RIP Richard Jordan.

[@douglaslally156]

Calvin Law One of Jordan's finest performances. Sadly his last and would pass away before Gettysburg was released in October 1993. He of course knew he was dying of an inoperable brain tumor yet gave his all for one last role.

[@brianflincher4577]

If I could be honest for a minute, this movie was one of the best films ever made in the history of hollywood.

[@jeffreyholliday1]

brian flincher you are correct Sir.

[@jasongreen9926]

Glory was better!!

[@MrSirAngrist]

It was a lot more fun to make than Gods and Generals. We were actually allowed to be reenactors and were treated as technical folks as well as background. And the script is pretty damned close to the book. Richard Jordan even took the time to visit while we were filming at the National Park. "Do you guys always do confederate?" No, we're Galvanized. "Does that mean you're bullet-proof?"

[@afriendlycadian9857]

@John Dalgleish TRAITOR how can ye not support the film waterloo where many of our brothers died to end tyranny

[@willthorson4543]

Hollywood didn't make it, it was a TV movie made by Ted Turner. Lol...and if you think this was or is one of the best...you have terrible opinions on what is good. Lol

[@brocksargeant1134]

I saw this movie in the theater in 1993. As the audience came out at the end, I saw about half of them were crying. Mainly because of this scene.

[@Tank50us]

rob9641 it was a sad day for the editing team as well... the day he died.... was the day were working on this very scene.

[@davecrupel2817]

😢😔

[@gypsyknight9564]

I also saw Gettysburg in the theatre when it came out. And at the end with the credits rolling, the entire audience stood up enmasse and applauded loud and long. Not because it was, and is, a great movie, but because they were Americans, not southerners or notherners, but Americans who recognized the courage and devotion of these past Americans on both sides as they fought and died.

[@darthbradmedia8929]

I sobbed my eyes out seeing it for the first time!

[@darthbradmedia8929]

Gypsy Knight A truly beautiful sentence my friend!

[@christopherhumphreys7052]

Such a shame that Richard Jordan never lived to see the premiere of Gettysburg

[@RevGNR]

I still cry to this day when I see this gut-wrenching scene.

[@thomasbaron5367]

this scene had me fighting back tears the whole time :'(

[@christennant8690]

I was hoping Gods & Generals would be as great on an emotional level. It was not. Confederates we're shown in a more positive light than the Federals. Gettysburg showed both sides of the conflict.

[@lawnmowermanTX]

I am in tears now, March 2, 2022! Lest We Forget! My ancestors were slaughtered at Franklin..

[@infinitecanadian]

@@christennant8690 Gods and Generals is a great movie.

[@howardmaxi2737]

I don't care about critics or whatever else. For me, Gettysburg will forever be one of the best movies I've ever seen. No matter how often I watch this scene, it always makes me feel. Great acting by Richard Jordan, he managed to portray to agony Armistead must have felt very well.

[@michalsoukup1021]

Gettysburg is great, Gods and Generals is awful.

[@arlonfoster9997]

I thought both were good. I’m a northerner by birth who lives in Texas, and I salute both sides. 🇺🇸

[@MrMarkBPeters]

One of the saddest scenes in this movie, probably the most

[@moserr11]

This whole movie is sad. It made us and at a cost.

[@christennant8690]

I agree. When Pickett tells Lee he has no brigade left to charge one can see the devastation and despair in his face and voice.

[@chrishickey7502]

Sums up the Civil War.

[@darthbradmedia8929]

I sobbed my eyes out!!

[@darthbradmedia8929]

Chris Hickey It’s a true shame friend against friend, brother against brother. Some many Americans died and for what?

[@andyorwig]

The riderless horse always was a heartbreaking moment for me. RIP Richard Jordan.

[@alexdixson1022]

Andy Orwig The riderless horse was General Richard Garnett's. Garnett rode into battle and was killed. His body was never recovered.

[@roya.cathcartjr.5042]

@@alexdixson1022 a portion of it was recovered after the filming of the movie. Ironically as a ground breaking ceremony was taking place for the monument of the spot where General Louis Armistead was mortally wounded the shovel unearthed the bones of a right hand and lower jaw which were sent for analysis and was compared to DNA extracted from the remains of Richard Garnette's parents and was a positive match. The bones were placed in a casket and reinterred next to his parents.

[@clee3133]

@@roya.cathcartjr.5042 Curious that Wikipedia does not say that.

[@roya.cathcartjr.5042]

@@clee3133 I didn't read about the finding of the fragments of General Richard Garnett's remains in Wikipedia and I'm not sure if they were informed of it. I live near Gettysburg Pennsylvania and learned of it through a friend of mine who was Superintendent of the Gettysburg National Military Park in 1993 when the remains were found.

[@kellycochran6487]

@@roya.cathcartjr.5042 Do you have a link for that? I found a passage in the OR stating that Garnett's body had been recovered. Funny thing is, that same horse, Red Eye, was the one that kicked him in the first place. I consider Garnett Jackson's last casualty.

[@jackdavis4317]

In the end of all that, they were all Americans.

[@moserr11]

It was a long and sad butcher's bill.

[@patrioticjustice9040]

Freedom and liberty demand a high cost. Many rights gained through so many lives lost.

[@Nebulasecura]

That’s what makes me view the civil war not as a victory for the Union, but as a tragic series of unavoidable events that led to the loss of many of our fellow Americans, regardless of north or south alignment. God bless these men who fought and died for their causes, however flawed or perfect they may be.

[@ConcernedResident_GiantStack]

Things were pretty hot back then. I have a book written during the Civil War, published in the north, and the outright hatred of the Southern cause is very obvious. And, of course, the Southerners were super ticked off at the North (just read about the caning incident leading up to the Civil War). While film scenes like these make it seem like they were just brothers who happened to go to war, in reality there was a lot of hatred and bitterness on both sides. When you come to think of it, it's amazing that they were able to reunite the country after all the death and destruction that had happened as a result of that hatred. It makes you realize why the country went to such lengths to facilitate reconciliation between north and south: naming of military bases in the South after Confederate generals, for example. (Shelby Foote talks about how that was the whole point for the naming of the military bases.) Nowadays, the old love for the Southern cause is gone so I don't think there's any reason to keep the military bases named after Confederate leaders. There's other awesome American servicemen out there whose names would do well to adorn such bases, such Master Sergeant Raul Perez "Roy" Benavidez aka 'Tango Mike Mike'

[@dr.anchitbhatnagar9870]

No Sir, some were Americans and some were racist, slave owners. If u can't see the difference even now then it's a matter of great shame.

[@aleksandryoung2213]

Whether we are Union Soldiers or Confederate Rebels we are all still Americans and Sons born on the same soil. At the end of the day, we're all Brothers and there's nothing glorious about a War where we're forced to spill the blood of our fellow Americans.

[@Wolfboy2012]

There's nothing glorious about any war. We are all humans, why must we fight like monsters.

[@2adamast]

More than 50% of the Union army were drafted immigrants

[@TigerRifle1]

The majority of soldiers in both armies were in fact volunteers.

[@c44LuWanda]

But still, soldiers (especially career soldiers) are used by "politicians" in wars that the politicians never intend to participate in themselves. The politicians cause the problems and our boys have to do the fighting. All BS. I think that if the politicians had to fight in the wars they start, then they would find other solutions to resolve issues, because they are cowards at heart.

[@b3j8]

@@TigerRifle1 Yep they were. My 2nd Gr-Grandfather and his 4 brothers all joined up in 1863. Only 1 fought at Gettysburg. He survived. My eternal respect to those who served on both sides! As far as I'm concerned they are all American heros!

[@anthonyjordanmoviesandmore2470]

This part is absolutely heartbreaking a soldier lying mortally wounded on the ground and despite the fact that they're fighting on different sides he's more concerned about his best friend who was also wounded

[@AndyP998]

And actor too was dying, actually died few months later movie was released. In book there are more scenes with him, all which i liked

[@keitharmistead8720]

This scene always makes me proud to be an American and a descendant of General Lewis Armistead my name is Keith Lewis Armistead my fathers name is David Lewis Armistead and my grandfathers is Luther Lewis Armistead.

[@ernestov1777]

Being the descendant of a traitor is nothing to be proud of.

[@mr.tobacco1708]

@@ernestov1777 You mean a hero fighting for his state, his home and where grow up. If there was a traitor it was Lincoln who violated the constutiton and hide behind "Oooh we are ending slavery.." BS in reality it was nothing about Slavery.

[@ernestov1777]

@@mr.tobacco1708 LOL. You're full of BS

[@Tank50us]

@@ernestov1777 so says the traitor. The US Department of Veterans Affairs later recognized all of the Civil War vets, North and South. All of the officers and enlisted were pardoned within a few years. None of the officers or government officials were ever tried for Treason, let alone convicted or hanged (the punishment for treason). Confederate Soldiers who are discovered today are given **Full military honors** and a proper funeral conducted with an honor guard. If the US Federal Government and Military can get past it, why can't you?

[@ISIO-George]

@@ernestov1777 Then consider him a relation of George Armistead who was the commander of Fort McHenry during the battle of Baltimore.

[@michaelterry721]

Unbelievably well done by Jordan, and made all the more poignant knowing that he was himself dying.

[@carlcrisp8700]

"...not all of us" breaks my heart every time I see this scene. I tear up and think how it all could have been avoided. I visited my Great-great-grandpa's grave a few weeks ago. He served as a surgeon in the Confederate Army at the hospital in Galveston. I can only imagine what he and my five other Confederate relatives saw. My dad's dad served in France in 1918, my dad and three of his brothers in WWII, my mom's brother in Korea and I in Vietnam. We are no strangers to service, but it still haunts me.

[@michaelzmudzinski7984]

No, I'm afraid the inevitable had finally come. The South would not give up slavery and was willing to sacrifice the Union in order to keep it. The North was equally determined to end slavery and was willing to go to war rather than let the South go peacefully. -mikenotpaula.

[@garyelliott6293]

One of the most powerful things this movies shows is the incredible amount of Respect and compassion each side showed the other especially when the shooting ended after the battle scenes. From the Battle of Little Round Top and Tom introducing the Confederate captain to COL Chamberlain, Tom's conversation with the two prisoners, and of course this scene. The actors were able to bring that which many felt on both sides of rthe war, that in the end, this war was brother fighting brother due to the opposing views of politicians. As a side note though, many warriors throughout history regardless of the opposition have been able to put politics aside and show great respect to their adversaries. I.E. Hal Moore and Nguyen Huu An, opposing commanders, Ia Drang Valley - 1965

[@garyelliott6293]

***** the last time I checked, those in charge hail from Chicago, and if you believe their tripe, ate descendants of those the North freed. Additionally, i too am sickened by especially the lack of respect being shown to the memorial honoring the soldiers of the Confederacy. I'm not a southerner by birth, but am a retired serviceman.

[@garyelliott6293]

***** Nathan Forrest. Your just being paranoid

[@jstrahan2]

***** I am only descended of a Confederate Captain.

[@50srefugee]

***** "Now they've taken our flag and they even want to take the dignity of our dead." That's not "The North" that's doing that. That would be the Democrats, the party of the Confederacy, the KKK, and of Jim Crow. Now they are the party of Socialists, and care nothing for the dignity of anyone, anywhere. They care only for power.

[@aleksandryoung2213]

50srefugee Amen to that! Those damn Liberal crybabies are nothing more than a bunch of Nazis!

[@dmitriyrozhdestvenskiy2826]

What a heroic film. Greetings from Russia 🇷🇺 This is really touching. Great respect to the Northern and to the Southern people. War should never happen again and murdering. Really touching film. Greetings to U.S.A citizens 🇺🇸 Let the world live without any war.

[@irish89055]

Yeah that was great, thanks. How do you feel about what your country's doing today in Ukraine?? 😡

[@baseheadpigeon1123]

@@irish89055 Why are you blaming an innocent civilian for the acts of his government? It’s not like he just waltzed into the kremlin and told Putin he should invade Ukraine, lol.

[@johnwalker5622]

@@irish89055 The US has darn far worse than Russia has lately so I wouldn't be blaming one civilian over the actions of his government.

[@irish89055]

@@johnwalker5622 bullshi_...

[@dmitriyrozhdestvenskiy2826]

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​@@irish89055well, I can reply on that question (from the other point of view): there was mess from the 2014 year, when the irregular government leaders who took power with the revolution (oligarchy and nationalist-right politicians) - the Eastern territories where there were citizens refused to approve this power, which became nationalistically-felt with them and also had the Western support, as its course became directly anti-Russian and Maydan was also prepared not without the help of some Western politics (you may remember the American political and diplomat Victoria Nuland - the helper of the US Secretary of the State in the affairs of the Eastern Europe and Asia, who quickly came to Maydan, started to support its leaders despite the protests of the Ukrainian ordinaries and Russian ministry in not interfering in messes, gave protesters support with cookies and other sweet things - it was represented as "a support" of the Ukrainian protesters - it looked like a future colonist in Africa gave food to African tribes in XIX century whom supposed to be conquered in future - in reality and helped destabilise its situation which has been already desperate there. The radical politicals who came to power by that way in response of disagreement with their power by people on the Eastern territories (especially Donetsk and Lugansk-whom they see as only mine-workers who have no rights among their families) started to bomb Donetsk and Lugansk and its people who denied their power (as they started to make nationalistic reforms: forbid Russian language on the territory and started to persecute Russian people who lives there) - in so called "counter-terroristic operation" their leaders started the opened genocide of Russian and Ukrainian people who weren't agreed with their nationalistic regime. Bombing here killed even children who were innocent in this, as their parents, and it was OK for the West not to show these crimes. With the heroisation of Bandera and Schukhevich - Nazi collaborators which supported Hitler during the WWII and killed civilians there, they started to make Nazi battalions like "Azov" ans "Aydar" in order to persecute Russian and Ukrainian people, using them as mercenaries who wear "Swastikas", hailing Hitler himself and torture innocent civilians who sympathize Soviet Union and Russians especially - as there are entire families who live there - they started to kill only for "pro-Russian brothered feelings" - the example is burning alive peaceful demonstrators in Odessa in 2014 year - young Nationalists who did that were not even arrested and stopped - they were sent free by the Ukrainian government (as they used their course-to destroy and Nazify Ukraine). They even forbid not Russian but Idish language as a Hungarian one and Gypsy (by the 2017 year). The last time (the last cup of it) was the Minsky agreement which wasn't destruction for Ukrainian government's unity but the condition was to stop bombing Lugansk and Donetsk - to stop this threat (it was approved by the Russian government, German and French, also was signed by Ukrainian one,- it was the last compromise, which guaranteed Ukrainian's entire integrity and made speakable terms with DNR in LNR to make them Ukrainian again - to make negotiations with their leaders and coordinate with them - but the only condition of its treaty was to seize fire and stop bombing its civilians on Donetsk and Lugansk- as a result the Ukrainian government roughly rejected it and declared "war to the last Ukrainian" - rejecting this last compromise-just to make Western help and money and the government of Ukraine is just a Western puppet, just to make Western's Will (especially Washington DC's White House in order to stop "the Russian aggression", when Russia protects its interests). So the target to protect people from government who kills men, women and children from the 2014 has became the only one, declared by Putin: denazification and demilitarisation of Ukrainian government, as it is unwilling to solve it peacefully and is threating not only Russian people but Ukrainian people themselves (we are brother people), sending them as a gun-fodder in order to have Western money. This regime educated the whole generation from 1991 proclaiming Bandera "as a hero" and the Nazis, who served in SS-structers like "SS - division"Nachtigal" (nightingale) and "SS-division "Galitchina"", whose henchmen spilled blood on the Ukraine killing about 1 million citizens there: Ukrainians, Russians, Jews, Gypsies, Poles and others. And 1 million killed Ukrainian citizens of the Great Patriotic War and 2 million Ukrainian Soviet soldiers fought against Nazism ans saved all over the Europe in the ranks of the Soviet Army are now forgotten and persecuted by this filthy government. All in all, the thing here is awful - I feel sorry as for ordinary Ukrainians, as Russians, as we are true brothered people. But to blame is Zelensky's cabinet who denied every negotiations leading the war to the end and Western politicians who could stop it from the very beginning, but started to support the side of the conflict, shading the other and support its massacre with the ammo only using Ukraine as poligon for "non-Russian aggression" - the money is the only aim to them. Despite Ukrainian and Russian lives. As one politician used to say: "The war starts when the one side really wants it." And for those who wanted it to come and support this conflict there is a special stove down the land, I think. P. S. And in order to fight "the Russian aggression" - defending its interests in reality, Western Canadian prime minister and members of the government heroisise even the former SS-soldier who killed Ukrainians, Russians and Poles during the WWII - all is good (the worst) to fight. Brilliant. And of course, Western Mass Media won't show the true events on the Ukraine, who is really bombing Donetsk and Lugansk, the "art" actions of Nazi battalions "Azov" and "Aydar", their Nazi symbols on their bodies - tattoos with "swastika" and Hitler himself, the real grief of the people in DNR and LNR who lost their families and whose men are defending their families there from the Neo-Nazi formations and Nazis on Ukraine, Nazi Zelensky's regime, they won't show killed children - the "Angel's alley", - the grave of more than 40 children from the 1,5 year to 14, bombed by Ukrainian artillery in school in 2014 year - it's not profitable for them. But let us see "the brave Zelensky" who goes to Poland and the USA and not only asks but demands bullets, rockets, airstrike planes, thanks and even chemical weapon from the West - all in all to destroy people on the Eastern Ukraine and satisfy the interests of the Western politicians there, waging war to the "last Ukrainian" (like this pathetic Nuland, Clinton and blissful Joe Biden's cabinet, whose executor doesn't even know where is he at the moment). But they can applause now - they started the Civil war between Ukraine and Russia, support it and fulfill it with the NATO's help which is a treat to Russian and Ukrainian borders - they also organised bases there before the conflict and even chemical laboratories - all in all this conflict lasts only as far as it's able to solve their own cabinet's interests - these corrupted and sold Western politicians, therefore they continue to deceive Americans and Europeans, calling Russia "an aggressor" and Ukraine as "a victim" and continues to support the war, despite looking at themselves in the mirror (except such honest political reviewers as Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson and a columnist William Scott Ritter who try to see the whole situation decently and started to figure it out when they were also stopped by their governments and forbid as they are now "not profitable too", - they became inconvenient for them as they continue to open covered and unsightly sides of the conflict). Hope the conflict would end as soon as it can, but still I hope those sucked politicians who made their way from tyranny in Yugoslavia, Iran, Iraq, Western and Eastern Europe (not people and not honest ones, but these who makes money on the conflict) and on Ukraine as the other war criminals will get what they deserve at the end. P. P. S. Too much to said today... but this is how I see the situation and many of my compatriots. Just get it: we don't want to conquer Ukraine, to enslave Europe and "destroy" the USA, as your Mass Media tries to represent you, covering the real events and causes of this conflict - that's ridiculous. We just want to throw away this corrupted Nazi Regime on Ukraine to stop destroying Orthodox church and other religions, our Russian people suffering there and Ukrainian people who are also suffering from Zelensky who uses them as a gun-fodder, and throw this corrupted politicians as Kolomoiskiy and other cabinet and Western ones away who earn money on it as long as the conflict goes on. We won't stand Nazi threat to us neither in our or Ukrainian land and denazify this regime, the long it lives the more suffering it will be to us (Russians and Ukranians) - we remember it from the WWII, when 27 million lives of the Soviet people were perished - we won't accept it. It's in our generic code - no Nazism will stand with us - we'll crush it once and forever. And we won't allow the Western politicians lie to its people and use Ukraine in their own corrupted interests, making hatered among brother people and turn them into a colony. Therefore they lie with Mass Media and try to establish their power on this region, like Yen Stoltenberg (The NATO speaker who has its own interests on Ukraine and Biden',s cabinet uses Ukraine as poligon against Russia) - they lie to you. Real normal people want it to stop, these "leaders" want to squeeze Ukraine as a lemon and repeat their imperialistic scenario like in Yugoslavia and Iraq.

[@DialgaMarine3]

“Those boys in blue, they never really seem the enemy.”

[@joshuadesautels]

"Let us not think on this today."

[@morten1975dk]

Amazing scene!!! Director Ronald F. Maxwell dedicated this film to Jordan..RIP...

[@davecrupel2817]

Mere minutes ago, these men were shooting at one another..... They didnt hate each other worth a damn....... I hope somrthing like this never happens again....

[@ElBandito]

Love your countrymen, no matter their political leanings.

[@italia689]

It will. Hopefully after I'm dead. Hopefully I'll live for another 50+ years...

[@scottouellette9411]

Chivalry died in that war never to return

[@josueewald9664]

Fast forward to 2020 where rumors of civil war are going around

[@NamVetBuck]

Until the left is wiped out there will be rumors of civil war. They try and push us any further then let the combat begin !

[@thethinblueline2444]

There is no bond like that of a fellow soldier. Even on opposing sides. These men knew the truth definition of honor and friendship.

[@spitfire4sergi]

It's amazing how this scene got me to tears at 27 years old, yet when I saw it in middle school at 13, I thought nothing of it. Maturing and reading Gods and Generals/Killer Angels changed everything. You can just hear it in his voice for all the friendships at West Point and Mexico that were torn apart. I can't imagine going through something so hard with my friends from college.

[@dchang11]

When I see the division in this country, and the fight for the Confederate statues (which I want to preserve) and the current state of race relations, I think of Armistead and Hancock. At this point, it's clear which political sidelines l align with, but if America can take a lesson from the dead, we would be in a better place. The division in the Civil War was Man v Man, not Us v Them. I was lucky enough not to burn bridges with my college friends. That's the last thing I want in this world. Most of them are die-hard liberals. Voting for Trump was one of the hardest things I've ever done, but it was something I had to do.

[@stevenwiederholt7000]

Highly recommend people read that trilogy.

[@moserr11]

It's all of us.

[@Senator_Senart]

Its allright David C, that was a tough election to swallow. In my opinion BOTH political parties nominated the wrong candidate. (Personally I think it should have been Rand Paul vs Bernie Sanders) when I heard it was going to be Hillary vs Donald I wanted to puke, and when I heard the "presidential" debate (put presidential in quotations because neither Donald nor Hillary sounded presidential in said debates) I wanted to smash my Radio with a hammer (but couldn't because it was my employer's radio) Personally I could not vote for neither Donald or Hillary and voted for the Libertarian Gary Johnson instead.

[@mattfleming98]

How Richard Jordan didn't earn an Oscar for this is beyond me... It's also par for the course for Hollywood

[@broe6570]

Because, he played the part of a Southern General in the dispute between the states.

[@anarchistatheist1917]

Richard Jordan's character an american fighting for the american confederacy is still much more american then any of these foreign freeloaders that Hollywood has.

[@Frankie2012channel]

Because it was a television Mini -series that later had a limited theatrical release. He would only have been able to win a Emmy. Now since the series was shortened and released in a limited theatrical run, that 'might' enable them to qualify for Oscars, but sadly, the movie didn't win ANY emmys or Oscars.

[@mlbrooks4066]

@@Frankie2012channel No, it went straight to the movie theaters and actually opened in Gettysburg in the day that Richard Jordan's memorial service was being held in California. It was not a miniseries, even though it started out that it was intended to be and that probably affected the academy giving it any nominations. And playing the part of. a Southern general had nothing to do with it. Jordan had died by the time the film came out - the academy rarely nominates or gives awards to deceased actors, and you have to campaign for those awards like you campaign for political office. They don't just give them to you. Jordan wasn't alive to campaign, and he was never much into awards anyway. He wasn't interested in being a big star. He just liked the work.

[@documentationslave397]

The Union officer extra holding armistead did some nice acting, I can’t help but notice how he’s trying to comfort him.

[@prettypeggy98]

The level of respect and friendship that Hancock and Armistead had is something to be envied, especially these days. It breaks my heart to know Armistead knew how close he came to seeing Hancock once more. The had a friendship that survived and surpassed Wars. In America now it seems to be a free for all. How incredibly sad.

[@G3rnsback]

That's a Southerner to the very end, using his dying breaths to apologize for the difficulty he had caused.

[@finrodbrs]

Indeed. Though, to be fair, Armistead did live for two more days I believe.

[@G3rnsback]

@@finrodbrs Succumbed to what was thought to be a relatively minor wound, if I remember my history correctly. But if the real Lewis Armistead got to choose, I'll bet he would have much preferred to bow out this way.

[@MatsLM]

Actually he said sorry to General Hancock since they used to be friends, and when Virginia joined the Confederate States, he was forced to go and serve the Confederates.

[@MatsLM]

@@metal_fusion Oh

[@57mab]

@@MatsLM "forced" ? It was a matter of duty for him, else he would not have. I take your meaning, though - even one's duty can be difficult and 'cost' a great deal.

[@Razzy1312]

It sickens me to know that some people out there have a fleeting wish that another American civil war will be fought. Disgusting. There is no honor in brothers killing brothers.

[@50srefugee]

Razzy1312 And yet, sometimes, there is active dishonor in turning away from the fight. We had to fight the Civil War.

[@dh7164]

+Razzy1312 There is always honor in doing what is right, without regard to the opposition even of one's closest family and friends. The world is broken, and we are broken with it. Doing what is right can be ugly sometimes.

[@CastelDawn]

+Razzy1312 who do you call brother?

[@dutchstu]

+Razzy1312 When my brother makes himself my master and bids me to bow down to him, he is no longer my brother.

[@Razzy1312]

I think you all misunderstand what I mean. What you all say is correct. There are just wars - wars that need to be fought. I'm not speaking about the righteousness of wars. I am speaking about those who long for war for unjust reasons. War should always be entered with reluctance - the just war is the war you are forced to fight. A war you enter with glee is not a just war. Very few wars are just wars. To put it into simple terms in an example I am familiar with: Some people here in America long for another civil war without proper justification. Their reasoning basically amounts to "brother should kill brother because those Northerners are annoying and I don't like them." Similarly, some people here are excited at the prospect of going to war with China or Iran for reasons that are not justified. The reasoning is simply "because I don't like them" or "because we can". The same problem exists in other countries and is a sickness that infects the human mind. As a species we are prone to tribalism and violence. The greatest obstacle to the advancement of the human race is this tribalism. The true virtue is to avoid the death caused by war unless it is absolutely necessary.

[@blccleaning]

Anyone who wants to act for a living should watch this performance. I do not understand how Richard Jordan did not win the oscar for this role!

[@TheNerdForAllSeasons]

Because Hollywood doesn't have the fucking balls to give an award to a man for portraying a Confederate. Simple as that.

[@johndates9827]

I tear up whenever I see this scene. Beautifully done. Not only was the war 'brother against brother; but friend against friend..

[@sparks1504]

God Bless You Richard Jordan.....

[@MarkhasSteelfort]

I just want to see Armistead, Reynolds and Hancock living happily in a farm with their families always jolly and loving. ;(

[@mikegallant811]

@Glinkling Smearnops in heaven maybe.

[@markl2322]

I read "The Killer Angels" when I was in graduate school in 1993. It was the first time I had read a book about the Civil War that brought it to life for me. I knew it was a fictional account, but based solidly in fact. I found that I would have liked the men I read about. Lew Armistead especially touched me. His expressions of love for Winfield Hancock, and his regrets and heartbreak when the war began, and the two old friends had to part ways was so real to me, because I have experienced the same thing. After reading the part where he was wounded at the stone wall at Gettysburg, and what he said to the soldier who was helping him, I got a lump in my throat. As I set the book down, right there in the college library, I broke down sobbing uncontrollably. That is the only time I have ever wept for a man who had been killed in a war that had been fought 130 years before. I felt that I knew him, and that I had lost a friend; and that I would actually miss him! I am an inactive Marine; so I understand the bond there is between Veterans. And this bond can extend over centuries. May my brother-in-arms; General Lew Armistead, CSA rest in eternal peace.

[@Maat1932]

The filmmakers were editing this very scene when they got word of Richard Jordan's passing.

[@MrColinWarde]

I adore Armistead beyond reason. And Richard Jordan in his best role outside Duncan Idaho. Also too short lived.

[@Brianboru88]

+Colin Warde I find whatever Richard Jordan played, he commanded the screen.

[@Brianboru88]

Despite what many critics thought of Raise The Titanic,I thought it was great adventure, with 2 great actors, Richard Jordan & Alec Guinness. Alec Guinness may not have been in the film for long, but I think the pair of them owned the film.

[@BloodofPatriots]

+Colin Warde RIchard Jordan was great in every role, including as Frances 7. He brought real emotion to an otherwise silly sci-fi film.

[@MrColinWarde]

+BloodofPatriots I agree. Have you seen Dune? I can't believe the gravitas he brought to Duncan Idaho.

[@BloodofPatriots]

Colin Warde I with they'd showed Duncan's mission for Leto. All we see is him at the beginning and then he dies on Arakis. Fucking waste of a great talent.

[@alestorcrowley]

Will you tell him how very sorry I am? Makes me cry every time

[@markfoor4137]

The power in this performance is not just the historical significance of these two friends both being wounded(Armistead mortally) but also from the fact that the actor who portrayed Gen. Lewis Armistead (Richard Jordan) was dying of cancer.....and knew it. He knew that this would likely be his last role and to me at least, he poured his heart , his soul, and his pain into the character....making the audience believe that they were watching the last moments of a dying man, which in fact they were even though they did not know it. Jordan died in NYC on 08/30/93 of a cancerous brain tumor.

[@Trek001]

And in a twist of fate and irony, they were editing this very scene when news came of his death

[@spitfire4sergi]

After reading Gods and Generals and really appreciating the Civil War into my late 20's I realized just how heart breaking this was.. they were all such good friends before this mess.

[@timothyhouse1622]

Gods and Generals was nothing more than Lost Cause propaganda BS. There are much better books that aren't trying to sell a false revisionist narrative.

[@rithvikmuthyalapati9754]

@@timothyhouse1622 I haven't read the book, but the screen adaptation was undoubtedly Lost Cause propaganda garbage. I couldn't believe that Ron Maxwell, the guy who directed Gettysburg, could make such an insidious movie as Gods and Generals.

[@electronicfarts5105]

man of God and courage. His dying wish was to comfort his opponent

[@jkmorrison1013]

The actor who played Armistead was tremendous. I remember him playing the Coast Guard caption in the Defection of Simas Kudurka. Great actor, touching scene.

[@mikegallant811]

And he played Duncan Idaho in Dune(1984 movie version)!

[@mlbrooks4066]

Jordan made his name in 1976 with a TV miniseries called Captains and the Kings, and if you think he was good in Gettysburg, you ought to see the10+ hours of how good he was in C&K. Totally different character from Armistead but still so powerful it's unforgetable once you watch it.

[@jkmorrison1013]

@@mlbrooks4066 Thank you. I might have seen that way back when, I can't remember. He was surely a great actor.

[@dawood121derful]

I watched the entire “Gettysburg” production some years ago and I found myself in tears a couple of times for the bravery and sacrifice that so many gave on both sides. The battle of “little round top” was shocking and heartbreaking. I never even knew anything about the battle before I watched it in this production which was outstanding. May all the souls RIP.

[@davidrobinson7062]

Takes hat off..RIP Richard Jordan..Well done sir..Well done!!

[@evansquilt]

I cry every time I see this scene. Jordan was dying and knew it, but he still gave it his all.

[@Democrities]

This scene gets me every time.

[@FlexBeanbag]

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[@scottcline8941]

As a combat medic I have seen war up close and personal. However every time I have been to Gettysburg there is a chill that comes over me. Thousands upon thousands of dead and wounded of our countrymen on both sides, war is bad enough, but when you at war with yourselves it’s even worse. Nothing good comes from war cause everyone loses once the war starts, especially a civil war where your homeland is destroyed by both sides. Hopefully we don’t repeat this mistake.

[@colerainfan1143]

I've seen this several times, and it still brings tears to my eyes. The honor, the courage those men possessed.

[@blockmasterscott]

Wow, that was just heartbreaking.

[@waynemoores]

So unreal. in the mist of this horror, people on both sides still had respect for one another...today...not so much

[@MajorCoolD]

Really depends on the place. Keep in mind that in this case it was people of the same nation, speaking the same language and the vast majority of them being Christians... doesnt mean there werent horrendous acts of savagery... but naturally not by everyone and not all the time. Thing is: If you are not in immediate danger of dying anymore on the battlefield, but your opponent's life light is flickering and slowly dying away... the fascade of the soulless and faceless enemy crumbles and you see him for what he truely is: A human being, just like yourself, laying down his life for what he believes to be right. And then you realize: All so easily, your roles could be reversed. And in that moment, who can not help but to feel sympathy for one's opponent?

[@a.whiteman4182]

What you are talking about MajorCoolD was first illustrated in the movies by "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930). It was the main theme of that movie.

[@Frankie2012channel]

You can thank the scumbag MEDIA for polarizing our population. They're thoroughly invested in villanizing one side and covering for the other. We're coming to another civil war, but it won't be like this one. But we're already in it now.

[@indiana146]

A sadder war will never fought where brother fought brother and neighbour fought neighbour

[@SturmwolfDK]

This scene is so powerful.. It brings me to tears each time I watch it. Damn well acted!

[@baseballfanmj]

No matter how many times I watch this movie, I always tear up at this scene. Beautifully and honestly acted.

[@michaeleverest7631]

I always feel the horse running back without its rider when the menare limping back is the most poignant

[@RobertEWaters]

Garnett. Unfairly disgraced and able to find redemption only in death.

[@SarahB1863]

And his body was never found. Very sad.

[@roya.cathcartjr.5042]

@@SarahB1863 some fragments were found in 1993 his right hand and lower jaw and buried next to his parents. Ironically they were found when breaking ground for the monument of where General Louis Armistead was mortally wounded.

[@martinmacary5946]

@@roya.cathcartjr.5042 that's incorrect. The Armistead wounding monument was dedicated on July 12, 1887.

[@mikemejia9388]

One of the best movies depicting the civil war on both sides. There is a level of respect they had for one another because they had served together previously. These men fought and died for what we have today in many ways. It unfortunate that people today disrespect the flag and shit on it (not all) but mostly.

[@davidryley4162]

Very sad Richard Jordan died so terribly. Like General Armisted, he went too young. R.I.P Louis and Richard.

[@kuribayashi84]

Damn it, I'm not even American and yet I have tears in my eyes. T-T

[@seanhuds229]

There is no glory in fighting your own neighbours. Its just tragic.

[@NM-apache]

He indeed put his heart and soul into this role. How can you not feel for either side in this great conflict?

[@CertifiedAmen]

I like how they actually humanized the both sides in this movie, today history is taught from textbooks, teachers and Celebrities, telling who was good and bad, but really war was really about man vs man and survival

[@HannibalsHorse]

There is so much to this scene, beyond the fantastic acting but the history between the real life people portrayed in this film. This brings me to tears every time, and i’m not even American

[@fredfender8272]

Rich man's war. Poor man's fight. Such a tragedy.

[@11B30Inf]

+Fred Fender It was neither of that and you know it. Don't politicization it for your political bias agenda in here.

[@009radix]

Please don't trot out the revisionist nonsense of "state's rights" and "freedom from federal rule". Politicians - Lincoln's win triggered secession. The southern politicians had long threatened sedition if he became president. And of course, Money. Free the slaves and southern plantation owners would lose cheap, nearly free labor. They would have to hire help and pay wages, or need to invest in farm mechanization. Slaves were a deal compared to the alternatives. Unless you've got some family tradition or you decided to join some ROTC program, a lot of grunts are from poor urban or rural areas with little opportunities. The poor tend to join the military as it promises a wage and possibility of education. After some of them are shipped home in a box, and the war is over, guess who benefits from all those "reconstruction" projects, training the now-friendly regime's military and weapons sales, and maybe in the meantime some private security contracts? Nearly every war is like this throughout history - whether it's kings, tyrants or rich men. The poor man pays in blood and the rich man cashes in.

[@RobertEWaters]

On one hand, you're right: as Alexander Stephens argued so forcefully on the floor of the Georgia Assembly Lincoln's mere election was insufficient grounds for secession. Nobody listened. But on the other hand, nobody did raise that argument. I think we can afford this Memorial Day to celebrate the bravery of the men on both sides of this tragic war without refighting it.

[@re9498]

Broken Window fallacy. The rich don't necessarily profit from war and it's incorrect to assume they do.

[@eriktillman8114]

I was thinking exactly the same thing

[@nuancolar7304]

An illustration of the misfortunes of war. So many of the senior commanders on both sides knew each other well, and many friends found themselves on opposite sides. It was a sense of duty and loyalty that led friends to try and kill each other when otherwise they would be doing what friends usually do.

[@showpro1178]

One of the most heartbreaking movie scenes I have ever witnessed.

[@christineciurlino-duncan509]

Loved this actor Richard Jordan, he was fantastic in my favorite movie Gettysburg, which I am going tommorrow.

[@magmat0585]

What's often forgotten is that a lot of the officers who had professional military backgrounds knew each other, either they had studied together at Westpoint, or had served with each other at some point, particularly during the Mexican-American war. A lot of families were split, Lincoln himself had a brother-in-law who fought for the south. The American Civil War has also been called "The Brothers War", for good reason.

[@paulcook3878]

I visited and walked those hallowed grounds of Gettysburg it’s hard to fathom what those brave men have endured.

[@johnb8437]

The acting in this movie was superb. John Brady Dublin. Ireland

[@cynderfan2233]

I think Gettysburg was the point where the CSA began to realise that they weren't going to win the war.

[@sangheilientertainment5157]

Well after Pickets charge failed when Lee sent all of his troops to his death 51,000 troops killed they really knew there would be no CSA

[@870Rem12gauge]

SKILL3DxP1L0T And yet it went another two years.

[@Hawktotalwar]

Joe Smith yeah but never made any offensive, that stage they know they were just fighting a losing war. Is only because all the victories they had in union grounds, they believed it was possible for them to win

[@ohauss]

Curtis I But even what victories they had they won at such costs that against an opponent with superior manpower, they were just bleeding themselves dry. Their losses were often in the same ballpark as those of the Union, and if the other side has twice as many men under arms, you simply can't afford that. Unless you can completely decapitate the other side, such victories are just a long road to ruin.

[@5977theweave4321]

+cynderfan2233 Duh

[@BarbellRoy]

Amazing....the RESPECT shown back then even on the Battlefield.

[@jamesduclos2545]

The man who created the High Water Mark of the Confederacy. Gen. Lewis Armistead, RIP ....

[@ligayabarlow5077]

After a severe and unendurably painful aortic aneurysm a few weeks after surgery I saw this again and could relate to exactly how Armistad felt and came to appreciate the extraordinary depth of acting talent, and brute authenticity, shown in this scene.

[@Nebulasecura]

This wasn’t a victory, this was a tragedy, this civil war was the greatest tragedy in our nation’s history. God bless these men, and this nation of which our forefathers worked so hard to create, and bless Lincoln, the man who had worked to his absolute limit to get the nation back together.

[@bfa9446]

Not both of us, not all of us. This scene broke my heart.

[@lorimeyers3839]

I think this acting along with the music is incredible. Really powerful.

[@johnsanjuan9364]

The United States of America 🇺🇸 My Country, God, and Honor!

[@skittlesandfriends5710]

This is a very touching scene, the way the Union soldiers are tending to him, by holding his hand and Comforting his shoulders, is very moving, the look of anguish and sadness in his face in Hearing that his friend was also wounded is a very powerful image. At this moment they are not enemies, they are soldiers caring for another soldier.

[@johndates9827]

Remembering today………… CUSHING, Alonzo H. • Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Battery A, 4th U.S. Artillery, Army of the Potomac • Place and date: July 3rd, 1863, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania • Date of issue: November 6, 2014 Citation: First Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing distinguished himself by acts of bravery above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an artillery commander in Battery A, 4th U.S. Artillery, Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on July 3rd, 1863 during the American Civil War. That morning, Confederate forces led by General Robert E. Lee began cannonading First Lieutenant Cushing's position on Cemetery Ridge. Using field glasses, First Lieutenant Cushing directed fire for his own artillery battery. He refused to leave the battlefield after being struck in the shoulder by a shell fragment. As he continued to direct fire, he was struck again -- this time suffering grievous damage to his abdomen. Still refusing to abandon his command, he boldly stood tall in the face of Major General George E. Pickett's charge and continued to direct devastating fire into oncoming forces. As the Confederate forces closed in, First Lieutenant Cushing was struck in the mouth by an enemy bullet and fell dead beside his gun. His gallant stand and fearless leadership inflicted severe casualties upon Confederate forces and opened wide gaps in their lines, directly impacting the Union force's ability to repel Pickett's charge. First Lieutenant Cushing's extraordinary heroism and selflessness above and beyond the call of duty at the cost of his own life are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, Battery A, 4th U.S. Artillery, Army of the Potomac, and the United States Army. CHAMBERLAIN, JOSHUA L. • Rank and organization: Colonel, 20th Maine Infantry • Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863 • Entered service at: Brunswick, Maine • Date of issue: 11 August 1893 Citation: Daring heroism and great tenacity in holding his position on the Little Round Top against repeated assaults, and carrying the advance position on the Great Round Top. 9 Days until Memorial Day Not taking any sides. The Medal of Honor was a Union decoration. If the Confederacy had a similar decoration; many would have been earned at Gettysburg. Armistead for sure.

[@RobertEWaters]

It's incredible that everyone involved in the Cushing incident received the Medal of Honor more or less prompty , but Cushing himself had to wait until a few years ago.

[@jameskilcoyne1955]

"The saddest thing next to a battle lost, is a battle won." - Duke of Wellington at Waterloo

[@jumbocatstudios7239]

A powerful image. Showing that even your enemy can give you reverence and respect and compassion.

[@thomasbaron5367]

so many tear-jerker moments in this movie. this is one of them :'(

[@beaulyleproduction9448]

This scene never fails to make me shed a tear. God, Richard Jordan was a hell of an actor.

[@gailf1617]

This still makes me tear up, though I've watched the entire movie several times. General Armistead's voice and speech pattern reminds me very much of my late father (though my father was not a Southerner and did not have a southern accent). And Armistead's horror at the thought of his friend and classmate possibly dying, of all of them on both sides who had once fought together dying on opposite sides, is very well done. Richard Jordan did a great job.

[@TheNightWatcher1385]

Many of the generals and officers on both sides of the war had been friends and colleagues at West Point. Many of them hated having to fight their former classmates.

[@adrianstent7009]

Brilliant film,brilliant music score no matter what you persuasions,at different parts of the film you find yourself rooting blue,and then grey.

[@petehall889]

The scene is especially poignant as Richard Jordan was dying of brain cancer at the time. The moistness in his eyes make this performance particularly memorable and effective. Rest in peace Richard, you left a great legacy...

[@dookeland8]

Hancock was there for Armistead after his wife, daughter, and second wife died and supported him best he could. The last time they saw each other was in Los Angeles as the war was starting and they went back to their home states to fight the war. They were taken to different field hospitals and were only several hundred feet away from each other but never saw each other again. That’s damn sad

[@sacredcowmusicjukebox]

You can see the pain from cancer on Richard Jordan's face. It reminds me of the pain Humphry Bogart exhibited in the movie "The Harder They Come". He was suffering from throat cancer, and died the next year. During the movie you could see how tired and in pain Boagart was, but, like Jordan, he gave the role his best..

[@2528drevas]

In real life Richard Jordan was dying of brain cancer, he was in constant pain, but he never wavered until the movie was finished, and gave a great performance. He was a consummate professional to the end. A lot of Actors today could learn from his example.

[@martyrobbins5241]

Daniel Revas the production team heard he had died whilst editing this very scene

[@2528drevas]

It must have been very difficult.

[@giuliorobertoful]

Oh, Pickett's face :c

[@moserr11]

"General Lee, I have no Division"

[@cherylannemason]

This moment, and the one where Pickett says to Lee "I have no division" do perfect justice to Pickett's actual reaction.

[@adamlee3757]

Heartbreak fills me while tears leave me everything I watch this scene. What depth and layers fill this this from start to finish.

[@cosmicviking6829]

"If I ever raise my hand against you, let God strike me down" They were best friends since childhood destined to die without ever saying goodbye 💔