Tonight I caught by accident a small film on Turner Classic Movies. It was a filler piece between TMC's main attractions and was called, simply, "The Battle of Gettysburg". This movie had no actors. Location was the actual battlefield and the stars were the monuments and statues of the participants as they are shown on that battlefield. It was a narrative of course and it covered only the main points of the battle. The thing that captured my attention was the scene of the battlefield and the pristine condition of the area. Dory Schary directed and wrote the script so I believe it was made in the late 40's or early 50's when he was active. Now I will have an actual picture of the wheatfield, Little Round Top, etc. in my mind when I play this battle. If any of you have seen this movie and have been to the battlefield, it will be interesting to hear how the battlefield has changed over 60 years. In panorama sweeps. I saw no airplanes, powerlines,cars, people or any evidence of the 20th century. It was beautiful.
Maj.Gen. Drex Ringbloom,
AotS Chief-of -Staff,
2nd Division Cmdr, "Corcoran's Legion", VIII Corps
Army of the Shenandoah
Interesting 40 minute documentary. I agree, the pristine condition of the battlefield was neat to behold. Too bad I couldn't have seen it in person.
