Gods And Generals Christmas 1862

A pause in the civil war on December 25, 1862. This touching scene took place at a house in Virginia. General Stonewall Jackson in a conversation with a 5 year old girl.

[@captsparks1]

And that's why Stephen Lang is such a masterful actor.

[@austinjacob6007]

Before he became Avatar's baddie, Colonel Miles Quaritch!

[@rc59191]

@@austinjacob6007 baddie is a matter of perspective to me and the men and women under his command he's a hero. He knew he had to attack first otherwise they were gonna be overrun in a matter of day's. He cared about his people and didn't hide at the compound he fought alongside and died beside his troop's. Well apparently he didn't die since he's confirmed to be in the second movie but still.

[@kurtsherrick2066]

Jackson loved Children no matter the color of their skin. Jackson taught black children's Sunday School. He would send money back during the war so they had writing utensils and Bibles. When he was able to come home he would ask about his black children and how they were doing. I recommend The Book about his life called Rebel Yell. It is fantastic!

[@merlintlapa5549]

Not saying stone wall wasn’t a evil person what you do know he owned 5 slaves right?

[@kurtsherrick2066]

@@merlintlapa5549 Yes I do and he always made sure they were taken care of and had a safe home when he was away. Grant owned slave and he lived in his Father in Law's plantation community where his wife had slaves and they worked Grant's fields. Grant told Lincoln if he thought the war was over slavery he would give his Sword to the South. Many of the Union Officers owned slaves. Patterson was heavily invested in Southern Plantations. The biggest lie in our History is Lincoln loved the slaves and invaded the South to free the slaves. You want to talk about evil Lincoln would be the guy. There will always be evil people who take advantage of the defenseless like the Union Army who murdered, raped and pillaged the defenseless. Before the Civil War Southerners lived with blacks for generations and in most cases they were family. When they got sick they had doctors. There is a Black Church in Virginia that has all kinds of stuff about Stonewall Jackson in the Stained Glass and other places in the church. The Black Minister was asked about if that bothered the Congregation. He said absolutely not because they are aware of all the good things Jackson did for blacks. Just because someone owned slaves didn't make them evil. Mary Todd Lincoln's family were slave owners. The Christian White Folks of the South knew they would answer to God for how they treated everyone especially their slaves. Slavery was much more complicated than Hollywood portrays Slavery. You see most blacks today have their white ancestors last name. Jackson was anything but evil. He was a little strange but in prayer. He pretty much went through hell his entire life with his first wife dying and his child. He lost both his parents by 7 if I remember right.

[@elizabetholiviaclark]

@@kurtsherrick2066 Kurt, this is part of the problem, the way you're talking about it. This manner of speaking about the South and slavery. In part, you are right. About Jackson you are correct. He didn't use the passage "Slaves obey your masters" as a deliberate tool to keep black people in line. That wasn't in him, no. He believed himself that the institution of slavery was a god-ordained thing. He believed it. I am very glad that he saw to education, but those people he helped learn to read and write would have descendants, descendants who would survive Jim Crow, the Dixiecrat party, literacy tests, George Wallace, etc. And the statues, Statues everywhere. How many did we erect to commemorate the underground railroad? How many did we erect for Sojourner Truth, or Harriet Tubman? Why did we always tell the story from the White person's perspective? You're painting southern white Christians with the same brush, as though they were all lovely to their slaves, and you're not accurate by a long shot. When you speak of the history in that way, you're doing more damage. You're pouring salt in very deep wounds. People are tired of hearing these kinds of cajoling presumptions about the slave holder's perspective, and they're surely tired of not hearing anything from the same story tellers about the slave's perspective. The fact that the latter is still treated as an irrelevant sidebar, coupled with the racism of the twentieth century, has only made matters far worse. I'll just leave a question here for thought. I'm not looking for an answer for myself. Lee has been called a traitor by many, as you know, especially as of late. Statues are coming down everywhere. At the same time, the sign denoting the place of Emmett Till's brutal murder has routinely been fired upon. They can't keep a sign there before it's found with bullet holes. Which bothers you more, people's perception of Lee, or the treatment of that sign. How about Till's very death? Lee's being called a traitor, or Till's brutal murder? Is one more important to you than the other, or does it hit harder?

[@kurtsherrick2066]

@@elizabetholiviaclark That was a great reply to me and I completely understand. There is so much hate going on and hate is not a healthy thing for our Society. I would never condone or support slavery. You seem very smart and you mentioned Jim Crow. If you know anything about MLK you know he told the world the truth. Jim Crow Laws came from the North. Five Northern States didn't allow blacks in their States for any reason. Lincoln supported the Illinois Constitution that didn't allow blacks to travel through Illinois much less live there.

[@kurtsherrick2066]

@@elizabetholiviaclark Oops accidentally hit send before I was finished. Also Betty maybe you know this but I doubt it. You know the first slaves in the Colonies were Irish. They weren't Indentured Servants. The Colonies stopped that and made the Indentured Servitude Laws. A former Black Indentured Servant named Anthony Johnson started keeping his Indentured Servants way passed the Legal time. A white man confronted Johnson about him keeping them when they should be free. Well Johnson was eventually taken to Court in Virginia. Johnson fought the Law and he won. That is how Slavery started up again in the Colonies. It was a black man not white man. At the time of the Civil War there were about 600,000 free blacks in the South. Ten percent of them owned at least one slave.. The biggest slave owner and breeder in the Charleston S.C. area was a black man and the whites in the community hated him. Not because he was black but because he never let his slaves out of chains and he was cruel. What I am trying to say it wasn't just whites. Blacks are guilty also. There is still slavery today in the same places where Tribes defeated other tribes and sold them on the beaches. The Slave Trade was just as much about blacks as whites. The Slave Trade and the Travel were very cruel. But very few slave owners in America were cruel in the way History describes it today. I will give you a example. Have you ever heard of Holt Collier? Probably not because this true example doesn't fit the Narrative. Holt Collier was the first black man to be Acquitted in the State of Mississippi for killing a white man. The reason Holt killed the white man was because the man killed Holt's Master who he loved tremendously. Holt was freed. When the War started Holy became a Confederate Scout and Fighter. He was feared by the Union Army much like Forrest was feared. Holt maybe way the most bad ass Soldier in the Confederate Army. Years after the war Teddy Roosevelt came South to hunt Bears. Teddy's guides couldn't find a bear. Holt heard about the situation and Holt during the night captured a live bear and brought it outside Teddy's Camp. Holt tied the bear to a tree. Roosevelt said he didn't want to shot a bear like that. When the word got out people from all around the World sent Teddy stuffed Bears. This is how they became Teddy Bears.. Betty there is nothing we do about the past. Blacks were just as involved with slavery as whites. We have to go forward in love but real Education may help the future. MLK would not support all of this hate. If people hated slavery like they say they would be stopping the slave trade today. There are thousands of slaves today that need black and white support from America to free them and stop the evil practices. Why don't we hear about blacks trying to stop slavery? Basically they don't care about slavery but want to play I was born a victim and that is a lie. They want money for nothing and scream racism. The Civil War wasn't about slavery that is a lie but if it were about 450,000 or more white men spilled their blood and lost limbs. They died from disease all for blacks Freedom. Isn't that enough? My Ancestors were slaves to the Roman's, Ottoman Empire and other Kings and Societies. I am not asking the Italians and Turkish for anything. I am not beating them.up for what they're Ancestors did to mine. In closing Betty I want to tell you I love you from a heart that is of Christ. I will stand with you to the death to make sure we all are treated equally as Christ loves us all equally. If your living in the past it is destroying your today and future. Let's try to fulfill MLK Dream that out descendants will walk hand in hand. Lastly, Do you know what group of white people walked and marched with MLK first? It was the Sons of Confederate Veterans and they marched with MLK in Florida. Lets love each other and never repeating History through a real Education. God bless you and yours.

[@stevenpilling5318]

The story of Janie Corbin and General Jackson is one of those iconic stories of the war. Although of a stern and fierce demeanor in battle, this was just the facade of a deeply caring man who, being an orphan himself, had much empathy for children and for the men who suffered and died under his command. When the word reached him of Janie's death at age 7 from scarlet fever, Jackson shocked his entire Corps by walking out into a field and weeping uncontrollably.

[@Shatamx]

He loved her like his own.

[@hockmanmc]

As was said in the movie, I believe he cried for them all.

[@donlove3741]

Jackson was a slaver, sanctimonious religious zealot. He was a good general but a bigot nonetheless.

[@stevenpilling5318]

Jackson was loyal to his country's cause and gave it his last measure of devotion. I doubt he'd care much that modern leftists would disparage his name. One must only consider the source.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Jackson was a religious zealot.

[@WysteriaGuitar]

I was an extra in this movie, and this little girl stole the show!

[@leifewald5117]

Cool!! As a soldier?

[@WysteriaGuitar]

@@leifewald5117 Yes, I was a confederate private. I did several scenes at Harpers Ferry (which was used as Fredericksburg) and at a farm in Maryland that was used for several battle scenes.

[@hankluvsdagny]

Look at her now--she's so freaking gorgeous she'll make you stop breathing.

[@rc59191]

@@WysteriaGuitar that's really cool dude I bought my AR 15 from Harper's Ferry love that they're still in business after all these year's.

[@MissGettysburg]

⁠@@WysteriaGuitarthat’s neat

[@LucasSanga]

this scene is the most wholesome scene of the whole film, it's just so beautiful

[@JaxonSmithers]

It got horrible reviews, that's when I knew I had to rent it.

[@spazemfathemcazemmeleggymi272]

@@JaxonSmithers thats the spirit😂

[@user-uw6rr5mv9h]

@@JaxonSmithers this. All the wrong (right?) people hated it

[@garneroutlaw1]

No, this is the worst scene in the whole film.

[@cyrusmallison6157]

Either way this scene is fiction. Christmas was not a Federal holiday until 1875. Only German families had a Tennenbaum.

[@351974gordon24]

Stephen Lang is a incredible actor. One of my favorites.

[@Cody-bm8zm]

Jackson was truly one of greatest men of all time, they’ll never be another one, can’t wait to shake his hand in heaven

[@AlphaWolf789]

he was one of many reluctant commanders during the civil war

[@zuzumontague]

That “all the daddies will come home” line has me sobbing uncontrollably.

[@colinm8200]

Im a solider so that had me crying a little too.

[@antoniodialoti5901]

What about the slaves who lost their families due to separation where they included as well.

[@pintoffanta2510]

@@antoniodialoti5901 First of all its were not where. And second, hes talking about fathers in the army, hes not talking about fathers separated from their children as a result of slavery however Im sure the creator of the comment isnt racist and still believes slavery was bad.

[@spazemfathemcazemmeleggymi272]

​@@antoniodialoti5901ask the African tribes who sold them into slavery if you really want to know.

[@wendelldallas7572]

0:46 - I have always appreciated the detail we see here of Jackson closing his eyes and swaying back and forth to the music. It shows how whenever Jackson engaged in any activity, regardless of how large or small, he was in it 110 percent.

[@florianseaman6289]

This is only partially correct, Jackson was always in it 110% but Jackson was actually Tone Deaf, he actually had to focus very very hard to fully be able to hear things like Piano, his wife always played the piano and he would sit at home doing the same thing listening to her play, Jackson had to actually focus very hard to get to appreciate music from a piano!

[@brocksargeant1134]

All of the daddies will come home. Except for 600,000 of them, who will not. People today just don't realize the massive scale of destruction of this war.

[@sartainja]

Brock Sargeant Yes, what a price was paid.

[@Acesahn]

He clearly was implying they would come home, if not in a box.

[@zyzor]

Well no one cares if the Yankees don’t go home

[@StephenPaulTroup]

The South does, Northern homes and communities were spared the horrors of this war. But when Southerners speak of the destruction in their own towns, in their own families they are accused of making it up because people don't want to accept the truth of what their great, great granddaddies raped & pillaged their own countrymen and their communities.

[@CorekBleedingHollow]

Not all 600,000 were dads

[@admiralgoodboy]

What a beautiful scene of compassion between a soldier and that little girl in such a turbulent time in American history

[@RepublicConstitution]

Old times there are not forgotten. Look away

[@Sam-sr1jx]

Little Janie Corbin would die a few months later, breaking Stonewall's heart.

[@abrahamlincoln9758]

And that's why you don't interrupt your sister's piano recital.

[@infinitecanadian]

@@abrahamlincoln9758 You think it was funny?

[@sirichardson-wu5nq]

Poor Janie Corbin right?

[@outerheavenpaintball]

Sadly, this is something historical revisionists don't get. This movie showed how complicated the American civil war really was. This scene shows a very different side to men like stone wall Jackson that isn't seen in the history books.

[@EskimoJoe492]

Tell that to the slaves.

[@Seriona1]

US won so what slaves?

[@ninurtathricemajestic7179]

Lincoln broke dem chains, what a crock of shit.

[@michaelr3583]

@@Seriona1 the slaves that existed for 200 years before the and during the war.

[@spade2187]

Outer Heaven Paintball was still traitor

[@tomservo5347]

I wonder if the little girl reminded Jackson of the wife and child he lost before the war that brought about his coldness. She apparently melted the ice.

[@MellowTorch]

That and other things going on in his mind at the moment, such as whether he would live to see his current daughter that he had not yet seen.

[@tomservo5347]

Did any of Jackson's staff or orderlies ever get through the cold exterior?

[@jed4426]

James Robert yes. it was all about his first daughter. it absolutely crushed him losing her. His life sucked. he lost his dad at a very young age and wanted nothing more then to have a family

[@jed4426]

James Robert one did. Captain Pendleton. Jackson loved him like a son. He was very close to the family after Jackson died

[@mikegallant811]

@@jed4426 Sandie Pendleton 😁

[@joshuabrooks4907]

Stephen Lang was awesome as General Jackson in this movie, but this little girl really stole the show. She was so young, but she was so wise, and her passing really hurt me when I first saw this movie. Anyone from a military family will fully understand the message movies like this send. I just wish it didn't flop at the box office. I loved it. If one was to see a movie like this, they must understand that when someone serves in the military, their friends and family serve also.

[@gameram6382]

Officers lovely and dry and warm, lovely food drinks. The poor troops in the cold on crap food. Thinks never change

[@ANProductionsOfficialChannel]

Seeing Jackson, the stone cold general, melt over this little girl is one of the most heart warming, yet tragic things about this amazing and beautiful motion picture.

[@AlphaWolf789]

IKR omg i never realized he was such a softy around kids lol

[@Acesahn]

He wasnt stone cold, he was a hardcore Christian man! Its actually very unsurprising he has a soft spot for cute children, most Christians do. Alot of different people see Jackson in this film as differently as they do, I once read a 1 star review claiming the movie was trying to convince him that Jackson wasnt "evil" even though I saw him as a righteous crusader, whose ideals were in the right place... even if he was on the wrong side. Such a difference XD

[@leighbnp]

Rips me up everytime i see it... makes me remember all the boys and friends we have lost in past and current conflicts. merry christmas guys.

[@joeycoburn.7335]

Jackson was one of the greatest men who ever lived. Especially since he was good with kids! He's not just a good soldier or a good man HES A GOD HIMSELF. But he'd get mad if I said that to him. Cause there's only one God three persons.

[@commonman10]

Lionel Witherspoon Stonewall Jackson was NEVER a slaveholder, he was a career soldier. He was one of the leading voices in Virginia to stay in the union, but when Virginia voted to secede, his loyalty dictated he must go along. That is honor, to follow what you know may be a futile effort, but your homeland has decided it and you will never fight against your homeland and your people.

[@kev3d]

"All the daddies will come home." It's almost as if Jane is hugging him to comfort his pain in telling a monumental lie. Many MANY of the daddies will not be coming home and Jackson knew it.

[@MultiSkyman1]

"General Jackson, may I tug on your beard?" "Oh child, I am afraid not, for you see the glue has not yet dried!"

[@greenranger8884]

shit, that is FUNNY LMAO

[@powercatproductions5960]

I actually read it in his voice 😅

[@Afrimusican]

Bruh😄

[@braxtonbobo4004]

it was adorable the way she said candy

[@jorgeferdenav]

Candeh.

[@scottesk4078]

Southern women are very charming even at an early age :-)

[@stevestringer7351]

LOL! That's not a real southern accent.

[@admiralsemmes6939]

@@stevestringer7351 how do u know this?

[@elizabetholiviaclark]

@@stevestringer7351 Virginians alone speak with a number of dialects. A Tangier Island native, for example, sounds completely different from someone from the Appalachia region, and neither of them would be mistaken for an Alexandrian.

[@colinm8200]

God im having to suck my tears back in so hard after the "All daddies will come home" *sobbing*

[@hubbali666]

one of the best scene of the movie.

[@adamhenrywalker]

The greatest Civil War movie

[@clairechapman-whitehead3515]

AW SHE'S SO CUTE I LOVE HER AND HER SOUTHERN ACCENT IS REALLY SWEET

[@Jubilo1]

Once upon a time V.M.I. had a statue of him....

[@clairechapman-whitehead3515]

SHE'S SO CUTE MY HEART'S GONNA MELT

[@infinitecanadian]

Please turn Caps Lock off before you comment.

[@SRP3572]

this scene gets me right in the feels every time

[@spade2187]

MrFloppy19 gay

[@msb3235]

She's 5 and knew word 'signify' ? Man I guess people that time matured fast.

[@CorekBleedingHollow]

MS_ B Life was a little shorter back at those times. Some more people died at earlier ages. You had to grow up faster back then.

[@franjay5585]

MS_ B education was far more difficult then than it was today. Children were expected to read the bible and quote verses etc atleast thats what it was like in victorian britain

[@scottesk4078]

There are several examples I've seen of home schoolers today being very precocious. It's a matter of how involved parents are with their children. Whenever you see a child who can talk so eloquently, even with adults, there's almost always at least a diligent and loving mama, and sometimes even the same kind of daddy :-)

[@pughoneycutt1986]

For many years I had a birthday card that my nephew made for me when he was 4 and you could definitely read it

[@V1nce_man]

General Jackson......I hope I see you in heaven man.......

[@V1nce_man]

Guy Fawkes-Day Well that’s a bit depressing

[@V1nce_man]

Guy Fawkes-Day So are you referring to that Jackson isn’t in heaven or I’m not going to heaven?

[@V1nce_man]

Guy Fawkes-Day Oh....I thought this conversation was gone turn into an argument but glad it wasn’t

[@jackryan4741]

That's my great great grandfather and I was named after him

[@clairechapman-whitehead3515]

AND NOT ONLY THAT SHE WAS LIKE A DAUGHTER TO HIM WHICH I ALSO THOUGHT WAS SWEET

[@austinjacob6007]

Stonewall Jackson is Colonel Miles Quaritch from Avatar.

[@pughoneycutt1986]

Jane's death was one of the most important events in the civil war, because it made Jackson the most desperate man in the world everyone he ever loved died and he was terrified that his daughter would die before he got to see her again, and that effected his decision making, causing the mistakes that led to his death

[@fee1776]

War is best fought by young and single men. Too young to know death and no love ones at home to affect him.

[@KKG51]

What is the name of the song the lady is playing on the piano? It's haunting!

[@vintagebrew1057]

Angels Watching Over Me.

[@clairechapman-whitehead3515]

HER SOUTHERN ACCENT IS SO SWEET AND SHE'S SO CUTE(DON'T TELL DOT I SAID THAT!)

[@yahulwagoni4571]

"what these decorations signify'.

[@justinmajors2872]

RIP Stonewall Jackson

[@bryce850]

I love this movie no matter how much the libs cry about it.

[@mfarl2001]

That star is coming .

[@Ilive4moneyable]

i cant wait till everyone calms down during christmas and we be thankful to one another

[@terrypennington2519]

The World Critic and gamer Christmas is like the one holiday where everyone just puts aside their differences and celebrate together. Even for just one day, it proves that there is still hope for humanity.

[@jeremywallace7418]

This piece of video has touched my heart about that little girl gave General Thomas Stonewall Jackson a hug She knows he had care in his heart General Thomas Stonewall Jackson is very good Christian man he believes in Lord of Savior and Heavenly father General Jackson got very wisdom when he lead his men to battle with faith before he died in his bed I love his Motivation Speech to his Birgade R.I.P General Thomas Stonewall Jackson We will keep our Confederate Flag flying on our Southern Ground thu the Southern States

[@TheWarshire]

Must have missed that bible line of "these people shall free."

[@BolshevikCarpetbagger1917]

You lost. Get over it. Sherman's Southern Tour.

[@sirichardson-wu5nq]

I do miss stonewall Jackson,but the south had to rejoin the union in the reconstruction era. But the union and confederacy are so interesting.

[@trevorthomas3990]

Great film

[@BirdieSenpai]

The first time I watched this scene, I broke down in tears. The scene was so emotionally powerful, but the part that made me break down was the realization that, since General Jackson's daughter was born days ago during Christmas of '62, and his death followed prior to the Battle of Gettysburg, as far as I know, he never got to see the baby girl he wanted so badly to come home to. Thomas Jonathan Jackson is one of my personal heroes. He was an honorable Christian man who exercised his faith multiple times daily, spent a great deal of time in prayer and conversation with The Lord, and gave his life for the cause of independence and self-determination for his beloved home of Virginia and the people thereof to live free of coercion by the federal government. If ever I have a son, I plan to give him the first and middle names Stonewall Jackson. May the Good General be at peace forever in the Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

[@kimdraughn9979]

I love this movie and the scenes about little Jane, that was a very true part of thestory, so I have read in other stories concerning Stonewall

[@msb3235]

So this scene really happened and the little girl really died of a desease? Man thats really break my heart 😢

[@Nimgimmer1492]

@@msb3235 I don't know if this scene actually happened, but Jackson and Jane were best pals. And she did die not long after, of scarlet fever.

[@joefreels5079]

By far, the best movie ever made, very hard history lesson and sure to be repeated

[@thomasmclaughlin3948]

Afraid so.

[@timothyowen4503]

Yes, this is such a GREAT movie! Maybe my favorite

[@billyrubin2065]

I encourage folks to search “BLM riots” immediately after watching this. What a dichotomy.

[@Eldarion72]

This scene... gets me every time.

[@Sisyphus27]

What is the song being played at the beginning of the scene?

[@vintagebrew1057]

Angels Watching Over Me.

[@bokkop1296]

Does anyone know what the name of the piano song is

[@vintagebrew1057]

Angels Watching Over Me.

[@viking670]

The most beautiful Christmas scene ever !

[@RocKnight11]

Christmases in America are much more beautiful after 1865 knowing that black people are no longer in bondage. It will be even MORE beautiful when society agrees that Black Lives DO Matter.

[@viking670]

@@RocKnight11 Black lives do matter but not their fascist organization...hopefully you understand this.

[@RocKnight11]

@@viking670 The Confederacy was far worse than Black Lives Matter. The Confederacy kilIed more Americans than BLM. Black Lives Matter fights for human rights.... the Confederacy was fighting to keep a race in chains. We should be thankful that everyone is free to celebrate Christmas freely today unlike in 1862. Disgusting Confederates... I am so happy that Americans are tearing down those gross hate monuments.

[@viking670]

@@RocKnight11 BLM is a fascist marxist regime infiltrated with jihadists that are out to destroy America..period. The sooner you realize this the sooner you'll come to your senses.

[@RocKnight11]

@@viking670 As opposed to the Confederacy who themselves tried to destroy America? From what I see, Black Lives Matter isn't just black people fighting for equality... at BLM rallies I see whites, Hispanics, and asians fighting for equality. The Confederacy was just a bunch of EVlL RAClST WHlTE dudes fighting to keep bIack people in bondage. As I stated, I am happy that the Confederacy lost and the general public is ripping down the Confederate statues.

[@elliemathews6884]

Darling little southern accent.

[@Otaku155]

"Do you know what these decorations signify...?" Said no five year old in any century; good lord this dialogue is tedious!

[@hankluvsdagny]

Lydia Jordan played Jane. If you see her today, you'll know who the word "breathtaking" was invented for.

[@outdoorlife5396]

she was a pretty little girl. But what do tell a child, except her father will come home. Not he will be killed deader than fried chicken

[@fadingjedi]

Can help but think of his reaction when learns she died.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

If some of you hate this movie so much then why are you here?

[@DanielPerez-kg1qq]

Which piano song is it?

[@wilsonblauheuer6544]

this guy is a good actor and he could have portrayed General Jackson much more convincingly. He plays Jackson as an excessively emotional guy who is just over the top a little too much.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

What do you mean? Jackson was totally over the top. If anything Mr. Lang underplayed his idiosyncrasies.

[@jabbyjabjo]

Damn a night in must have been a drag back then

[@scottesk4078]

??? and thanks for providing the profanity in an otherwise heart-warming series of replies... :-(

[@elizabetholiviaclark]

One hundred fifty years from now, they're going to say the same about us and worse.

[@olavtryggvason1194]

The piece which is played on the piano sounds too modern for 1862. Too many Jazz harmonies which probably not were in use at that time.

[@Cton88]

I forgot what piece she’s playing. If it is one?

[@Rdfelic]

38... People sure had to grow old fast

[@phil7646]

God save General Jackson, Jane Corbin and the south

[@darrellhamner4608]

He already has the 1st two and hopefully, eventually the 3rd.

[@andywerner838]

In this scene makes me think was Jackson a nice guy? I'd be scared of him and the actor that played him . good movie though

[@scottesk4078]

He was great to everybody but bluebellies ;-) No, seriously, though, he had feuds with officers under him if he thought they were acting in a way that jeopardized his men and such...

[@awaxx7863]

They’re all having a fabulous Xmas while the slaves that bring in their wealth are toiling in the muddy earth and being half starved.

[@davidpeek191]

I wish I could find the clip at the beginning where hes praying, cant find it anywhere.

[@MellowTorch]

If you have the DVD, it is scene 9, "Thy Will Be Done" where he prays on his wife's birthday. It is just before Manassas.

[@meathead6155]

0:06 Sounds problem?

[@MellowTorch]

Yep. Sort of a problem between the file I uploaded and KZbin.

[@jeffcorbin9967]

The manor Moss Neck, I am not sure if it is still standing or not.

[@acdragonrider]

Candy! XD :) :'( :D

[@meathead6155]

Was that guy from Avatar?

[@Sellipsis]

Yep

[@wxnter8736]

no

[@meathead6155]

@@wxnter8736 Actually that IS Stephen Lang.

[@vicmontseq]

Was that Jackson's daughter?!

[@lincolnlawyer9704]

If only they would have loved their fellow as man and not enslaved them. They would have been no war.

[@shawnpowell5743]

No! I just have something in my eye

[@davidpeek191]

😥

[@reesepacker7983]

this scene is so "stiff" with the exception of Jackson and the little girl...there should have been more focus in this scene with Lee ,Longstreet ,Stuart and jackson interacting personally ..something Maxwell did so much better in Gettysburg...showing the small moments between the fighing ..(he had them here but imo they were not done as well)..same wih the "Bonnie Blue Flag Sing Song" scene..would have been beter spent with the characters present interacting..you have Robert Duvall use him like you did Martin Sheen ...also would have been interesting to see the friction Jackson had with both Longstreet and A.P. Hill(granted it was much earlier in the war during the seven days battles mostly under johnstons command) .but the movie can only be so long ..i always thought that Maxwell should have gone the mini series route with these films . ....still as a very minor civil war buff (of sorts) i enjoyed this overall and will take whatever i can get big screen or small screen on the the Civil War..a subject which i got passionate about as a teen in the 80s wih the 2 "North and South in series that became life long now into my 50s

[@acdragonrider]

What's that piano song in the beginning?

[@MellowTorch]

Angels Watching Over Me

[@Shoegazebasedgenre0.]

people hate this film...why?

[@KYPopskull]

Not quit sure, but I believe, the concept of Santa had not rooted in the American culture at this time. In addition, unless this is a German/Irish Catholic family, most likely, they wouldn’t have a tree.

[@Nimgimmer1492]

Many of the comments below sadly illustrate just easily we patronize the past.

[@heihei3453]

0:34 is that supposed to be Longstreet to the left of Stuart?

[@scottesk4078]

Yes!

[@Nimgimmer1492]

Bruce Boxleitner as Longstreet, and Joseph Fuqua as Stuart.

[@tymishamorgan1842]

Little girl jane sara Olson. Hay fever did not durvive.

[@rudyjezus4163]

[@YeomanLocksly]

There were no Christmas Trees in this country until the 1920's.

[@yugandali]

Thanks, I was wondering about that.

[@charlesmartel7488]

I'm not sure that is correct. It's been a number of years since I've read it, but I am almost certain that "The Golden Christmas: A Tale of Lowcountry Life," by William Gilmore Simms (known as "the father of Southern literature") and dating to 1852, includes mention of a Christmas tree. And yes! I've found a reference: "The arrival of Father Chrystmas and Yuletide customs unique to Southern society - inclusive of the unveiling of the decorated tree in the parlor, a custom newly introduced from Europe at the time of the book's publication - is a magical moment for characters and readers alike." www.amazon.com/Golden-Christmas-Tale-Lowcountry-Life/dp/1570036128

[@eternalpresidentkimil-sung3284]

"The Christmas tree became very common in the United States in the early nineteenth century. The first image of a Christmas tree was published in 1836 as the frontispiece to The Stranger's Gift by Hermann Bokum. The first mention of the Christmas tree in American literature was in a story in the 1836 edition of The Token and Atlantic Souvenir, titled "New Year's Day," by Catherine Maria Sedgwick, where she tells the story of a German maid decorating her mistress's tree."

[@indy_go_blue6048]

German immigrants brought the Christmas tree to America in the late 18th century but it didn't become common to most Protestant denominations (other than German) until the 1830s.

[@EnemyAce88]

Yes there were. That tradition came from Germany and there were tens of thousands of Germans all over the US before the Civil War began.

[@mercedesgonzalez1658]

Where are the slaves?

[@clairechapman-whitehead3515]

0:34,0:35,0:36 CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT SPENDING TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND TELLING THIS MOUSE BRAIN TO GET LOST

[@caedmonnoeske3931]

Calvinist gang!

[@michaelr3583]

This is a scene that could have been edited out

[@scottesk4078]

Why do you think that should have happened, Michael???

[@michaelr3583]

@@scottesk4078 it had nothing to do with the war. It was corny and was part of the worst storyline arch of the film

[@Nimgimmer1492]

@@michaelr3583 Interesting theory, that. Are you a filmmaker?

[@michaelr3583]

@@Nimgimmer1492 Just a guy that watches a lot of movies.

[@XLuftWaffleX]

Awww. They gave him a puppy. Doesn't change the fact that he wanted to execute POWs.

[@XLuftWaffleX]

He's a hick.

[@derekflores3089]

+KilroyTheGreat POWs are a waste of food and resources. The pragmatic option would be to kill them.

[@thetarheelreenactor8239]

I've never read anything about him wanting to execute POWs, if you are referencing the scene about the execution of deserters, both sides did that. Both sides did bad stuff, not just one side.

[@pcbacklash_3261]

Actually the pragmatic option would be to EXCHANGE them for your own troops held prisoner -- which is what both sides did in the earlier part of the war, to varying degrees. I think it slowed down or even stopped later in the war, as more incidents of brutality occurred.

[@guhcatgif]

>calling stonewall jackson a hick >subscribed to morrakiu are you a jidf crypto shill or are you shitposting in the 5th dimension

[@henrymoyan5911]

Yu

[@truthaddictiontv2488]

Fucking Onions.]

[@daydaviddunn]

Yup what caring gentleman fighting for his and his fellows independence ....Yeahhhhhh......quess we just forgot about the whole slavery thing

[@derekflores3089]

The North didn't even want to free the slaves until 1863. Abraham Lincoln originally just wanted to quell the rebellion without having to emancipate everyone.

[@daydaviddunn]

And the amendmant law that was put to vote and past

[@coltonking5958]

The Federal government wanted to send them all to Liberia in Africa.

[@WestLeeA]

The confederacy did have some people who opposed slavery a great deal, including Robert E. Lee

[@Arbeedubya]

+Wes Waite Also A.P. Hill.

[@Alexander-lb4bn]

Total Whitepill

[@viking670]

My heart is broken because today here in 2020 the youth and the masses will never know the real truth as to why this war started. Most of us who are taught history are now instructed to think that America doesn't have a culture nor an identity by simply being taught to believe that America is for everyone and that white men are bad.

[@MichaelBOverthinking]

Why did the war start?

[@viking670]

@@MichaelBOverthinking A lot of it had to do with money because slavery mean't free labor for the south and paid labor for the north. There was nothing humanitarian behind it because it lasted well over 80 yrs.

[@RocKnight11]

@Michael Smith It was mostly fought over the issue of sIavery. Rich white southerners were saving ALOT of money having slaves. Even poor white people wanted to keep the institution of slavery because even though they themselves were poor at least they weren't slaves. Also these white folks (both rich and poor) knew the shifting winds of society was changing. White men in particular knew if the bIack man were free then white women might prefer blacks over whites. White men view this as an injustice against them. They have a mindset like "that white girl should be with me! How dare that black man be allowed to put his PENlS in her"!

[@viking670]

@@RocKnight11 Wow...you're quite the twisted sister aren't you. For one thing the very 1st slave owner in the US was Anthony Johnson 1600 - 1670 from Angola Africa and he was as black as shoe polish. Secondly there were over 230 black slave owners in the deep south along with Irish slaves who were pearly white. Thirdly there was also Liberia a US state that was founded in Africa that was given to freed American slaves. Well guess what the blacks did when they arrived in Liberia in order to start a thriving economy, they adopted slavery. Learn your history you white hating fool.

[@TheEgyptian]

Me when the

[@michaelr3583]

It was scenes like this that made the movie overly long and therefore suck

[@thedukeofswellington1827]

Sentimental? Sure History? Terrible

[@spade2187]

Bunch of traitors in that room smiling while African Americans were in bondage so glad they lost

[@Nimgimmer1492]

Chill, buddy. It's just a movie.

[@Dom_510]

You have no idea what you're talking about.

[@merlintlapa5549]

Dom510 he owned slaves and a plantation what doesn’t he know

[@bobdavis2215]

Boring!!!

[@segaprophet]

god this movie sucked compared to Gettysburg

[@Nimgimmer1492]

The latter covered just one battle and a few events just preceding it. G&G covered a much longer time frame.

[@alcahallic4526]

Beard looks fake, colour doesn't match the hair on his head.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

In my early 20s my hair was dark brown while my beard was brown, blond and red. Unfortunately now it's a white beard and mostly missing hair.

[@martinlaird4738]

Lol from experience It doesn’t usually. I have brown hair and a black beard, my friend has brown hair and a red beard...

[@JS-wp4gs]

Its his real beard. He has the same beard in many different films and tv shows he's been in