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  2. Glory (1989 film) - Wikipedia

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    During the American Civil War, Captain Robert Shaw, injured at Antietam, is sent home to Boston on medical leave. Shaw accepts a promotion to Colonel commanding the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, one of the first black regiments in the Union Army. He asks his friend, Cabot Forbes, to serve as his second in command, with the ...

  3. List of films and television shows about the American Civil War

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    Adventure, Drama, Romance, War, Western. American Civil War spies, Allan Pinkerton, Rose O'Neal Greenhow: 1991 United States The Perfect Tribute: Jack Bender: Drama. Gettysburg Address: 1991 United States Ironclads: Delbert Mann: War. Battle of Hampton Roads: 1992 United States Lincoln and the War Within: Calvin Skaggs Drama. Abraham Lincoln ...

  4. Free State of Jones (film) - Wikipedia

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    Written and directed by Gary Ross, the film stars Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, and Keri Russell. The story is based on the history of Jones County, Mississippi, during the Civil War and the period immediately after it. The overall story follows the history of Jones County; some of the events portrayed are true.

  5. Take Me Home, Country Roads - Wikipedia

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    "Take Me Home, Country Roads", also known simply as "Country Roads", is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver. It was released as a single performed by Denver on April 12, 1971, peaking at number two on Billboard ' s US Hot 100 singles for the week ending August 28, 1971.

  6. Gettysburg (2011 film) - Wikipedia

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    Gettysburg is a 2011 American Civil War television documentary film directed by Adrian Moat that was first aired on May 30, 2011 (Memorial Day) on the History Channel.This two-hour documentary film, narrated by actor Sam Rockwell, commenced a week of programming by the History channel honoring and commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War.

  7. The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams - Wikipedia

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    The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams is a 2007 American war film starring Julian Adams, Amy Redford, Gwendolyn Edwards, Eric Holloway, Joshua Lindsey, Mickey Rooney and Tippi Hedren. The movie, released in 2007 by ThinkFilm , centers on the life of Captain Robert Adams II and his Northern bride, Eveline McCord, and received 10 awards ...

  8. List of films based on actual events (before 1940) - Wikipedia

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    Jesse James as the Outlaw (1921) – Western historical film about Jesse James' return home to Missouri after the American Civil War [141] Jesse James Under the Black Flag (1921) – Western historical film about Jesse James' joining of the Quantrill's raiders, a guerrilla force which fought against union sympathizers during the American Civil ...

  9. Swanee River (1939 film) - Wikipedia

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    Swanee River is a 1939 American biographical musical drama film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Don Ameche, Andrea Leeds, Al Jolson, and Felix Bressart.It is a biopic about Stephen Foster, a songwriter from Pittsburgh who falls in love with the South, marries a Southern girl, then is accused of sympathizing when the Civil War breaks out.