Civil War History

A short account of the battle of Vicksburg as presented by the U.S. Army.

A dramatic recreation of General Lee and his staff assessing Federal strength and positioning from the film “Gettysburg”. You might be amused to notice that the map used in this scene is the same Gettysburg map offered on this site which was published by Harper’s Magazine some months following the battle.

A (crude)clip from a History Chanel production outlining the significance that the telegraph played in the American Civil War.

A sequence constructed from still photos of the execution by hanging of the Lincoln conspirators.

The first in a series of nine documentary files, produced by the Lincoln Institute discussing the issues surrounding the drafting of the Emancipation Proclamation.

A clever clip using an animated 1860s photograph and text-to-speech software. Nice.

This is what Lincoln’s dedication at the Gettysburg cemetery would have sounded like if he wished to use text-to-speech software…

A nice delivery of the address accompanied by a slide show of Civil War imagery.

A montage of archival footage from the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg (1938).

A dramatic recreation of Picket’s Charge from the film, “Gettysburg”.

Filmed in 2007, this is a film clip featuring Civil War re-enactors who are demonstrating the proper manner of loading a musket on the battlefield.

It is September 17, 1862 and President Abraham Lincoln needs a victory in order to issue the Emancipation Proclamation and end slavery in the South. But Robert E. Lee has other plans – invade the North.

A nice clip featuring Union Civil War fife and drum reenactors performing a classic piece of American military music from the time.

A ten minute clip in which American Civil War reenactors explain that it is their deep interest in history, often passed along through family ties, that compels them to participate in these historic reenactments.

A clip from the film “Gettysburg” re-staging Colonel Joshuah Chamberlain’s (Jeff Daniels) necessary bayonet attack from the slopes of Little Round Top.

75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, 1938. Footage of Confederate and Union veterans shaking hands over a stone wall. I don’t know if this wall contained stones used in a stone wall during the actual battle in 1863, but probably so. It starts with the old veterans shaking hands and calling “Hello Yankee” and “Hello Johnny” and things like that, then one Confederate near the camera takes up the Rebel Yell for a few seconds. Laughter is heard (source unknown, possibly a bystander), then the old old Johnny identifies it: “That’s the Rebel Yell!”,355,425,1.197183099,4 to 3,,https://www.youtube.com/v/m1byof4IAHk,m1byof4IAHk,75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, 1938. Footage of Confederate and Union veterans shaking hands over a stone wall. I don’t know if this wall contained stones used in a stone wall during the actual battle in 1863, but probably so. It starts with the old veterans shaking hands and calling “”Hello Yankee”” and “”Hello Johnny”” and things like that, then one Confederate near the camera takes up the Rebel Yell for a few seconds. Laughter is heard (source unknown, possibly a bystander), then the old old Johnny identifies it: “”That’s the Rebel Yell!””

A silent film Re-Creation of Lincoln’s Assassination.

A time-lapse sequence of the Grand Review of the Army, taken in May 1865 after the end of the Civil War. Assembled from still photos and animated. A “movie” made in 1865!