Motion Picture MP64-5
Gettysburg
Administrative Information
Footage
1008 feet
Running Time
28 minutes
Film Gauge
16mm
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Westinghouse Broadcasting Co. by Roy Meredith and William Kaland
Restrictions
Restricted
Description
A pictorial history of the Civil War, adapted from the book Mr. Lincoln's Cameraman: Mathew B. Brady. This film emphasizes the Battle of Gettysburg.
Date(s)
1958
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Moving Image Type
Motion Picture
Shot List
- Reel 1
00:00 | Introduction: Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War and one that each side felt they must win. | |
00:28 | Pictures of Gettysburg. | |
01:12 | Introduction and credits. | |
02:00 | Gettysburg today – scenes of specific battles. | |
03:13 | Lincoln’s description of the Civil War. | |
03:33 | George Meade – never won or lost a battle. | |
04:00 | Biographical sketch of Jefferson Davis. | |
04:17 | Biographical sketch of Robert E. Lee. | |
04:37 | Biographical sketch of Robert Toombs. | |
04:50 | Landmarks at Gettysburg. | |
05:14 | Account of Battle of Gettysburg, really begins at Chancellorsville where the South won but Stonewall Jackson was killed. | |
05:58 | Description of the Army of Northern Virginia and its leaders. | |
08:07 | Description of the Army of the Potomac. | |
09:25 | Interlude. | |
09:33 | Lee disappears into the Shenandoah Valley as he marches north. | |
10:15 | War Department and Lincoln wait for news. Rumor has Lee everywhere from Baltimore to New York. Hooker and Meade are ordered to find Lee and stop his army. | |
11:56 | July 1, 1863, battle of Gettysburg begins – pictures of battle scenes. | |
12:42 | Battle map. | |
13:10 | Battle scenes – Hancock arrives – saves day for the Union. | |
13:50 | First day of battle ends. | |
14:12 | July 2, 1863, battle scenes of second day of fighting. | |
14:50 | Battle map. | |
14:57 | Battle scenes of cemetery Little Round Top. | |
15:28 | General Meade waits at headquarters. Soldiers on both sides wait out the foggy humid morning. | |
16:51 | Union’s Third Corp marches across valley. Confederates open fire. Union defeated. Battle scenes. | |
18:24 | At sundown the battle ends; more scenes of carnage. | |
19:20 | July 3, 1863 – last day of battle Confederate leaders disagree. | |
21:10 | Union and Confederate forces start firing artillery at 1 p.m. ends at 3 p.m. Pickett charges toward his 18,000 men, the center of the Union line. | |
23:33 | Union soldiers fire on Pickett’s men. 15,000 of 18,000 killed, fierce hand-to-hand combat. | |
25:10 | Battle of Gettysburg ends. Lee concedes defeat. Meade did not realize he had won. Lincoln knew that there was no victory at Gettysburg. | |
26:26 | Meanwhile on the western front, Grant took Vicksburg. | |
26:50 | One hour after Battle of Gettysburg war over Brady was there – pictures of battle scenes he took. | |
28:00 | Credits. | |