GDG- Pickett's charge: various questions

[Ron Chaplin]

>From what I understand, the movie is full of inaccuracies.  (I even found
one myself:  IIRC, when Chamberlain is comforting the wounded sergeant, you
can see their breath)  For me, the important thing is not how accurately the
movie portrays the action of the battle.  If, by bringing the conflict to a
greater audience, the movie increases interest in the conflict, and
increases support of the Park, then it is successful, regardless of
how faithfully it depicts the action as it has come down to us.

On 9/25/07, Todd Estabrooks <toddest at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> First, are there any common myths or conflicting accounts of action at the
> Angle? Any mysteries? I'm particularly referring to Alonzo Cushing and
> Pennsylvania regiments, and the death of General Garnett.
>
> Second, I wanted to know your opinion of the Pickett's charge scenes in
> "Gettysburg" (the movie). From what I've read about the attack, the action
> at the wall was a lot more intense and explosive than the movie potrays.
> Do
> you think they could have done better with the movie, or did as well as
> they
> could? I also think the cannonade would have been much more accurate if
> all
> the cannon had fired at once, instead of in a row as in the movie.
>
> What's your opinion?
>
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