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Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and one of the best-known Confederate commanders after General Robert E. Lee. His military career includes the Valley Campaign of 1862 and his service as a corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee. Confederate pickets accidentally shot him at the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863; the general survived with the loss of an arm to amputation. However, he died of complications from pneumonia eight days later. His death was a severe setback for the Confederacy, affecting not only its military prospects, but also the morale of its army and of the general public.
Jackson in death became an icon of Southern heroism and commitment, joining Lee in the pantheon of the "Lost Cause".
Military historians consider Jackson to be one of the most gifted tactical commanders in U.S. history. His Valley Campaign and his envelopment of the Union Army right wing at Chancellorsville are studied worldwide even today as examples of innovative and bold leadership. He excelled as well in other battles: the First Battle of Bull Run (where he received his famous nickname "Stonewall"), Second Bull Run, Antietam, and Fredericksburg. Jackson was not universally successful as a commander, however, as displayed by his weak and confused efforts during the Seven Days Battles around Richmond in 1862.
Actors: Brian Barkley (producer), Brian Barkley (director), Russell Buchanan (actor), Richard Fatherley (actor),
Plot: The Revolutionary War united America. Less than one hundred years later a bloody Civil War divided it. Most Americans believe that Southerners fought to preserve slavery; however, a much deeper divide existed between North and South. Two drastically different cultures had emerged on the American landscape. This documentary places the war in its historical and cultural context. It guides the viewer through the causes and major battles of the Civil War while providing insight into the lives of two stalwart men who fought for the South. Both were masterful generals, brilliant strategists and, above all, faithful Christians. The faith of these "Warriors of Honor" governed their lives on and off the battlefield, and their legacies continue even today.
Keywords: stonewall-jacksonActors: Robert Guillaume (actor), Ossie Davis (writer), Sherman Hemsley (actor), Melba Moore (actress), Don Scardino (actor), Brandon Maggart (actor), Suzzanne Douglas (actress), Ted Ross (actor), Otis Sallid (actor), Linda Hopkins (actress), Clarice Taylor (actress), Pauletta Washington (actress), Philip Rose (writer), Philip Rose (producer), Rhetta Hughes (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Family, Musical,Actors: Trevor Bardette (actor), John Cromwell (actor), Clem Bevans (actor), Ted Billings (actor), Alec Craig (actor), Erville Alderson (actor), Ed Brady (actor), Harlan Briggs (actor), Sonny Bupp (actor), George Chandler (actor), Tom Chatterton (actor), Alan Baxter (actor), Wallis Clark (actor), Andy Clyde (actor), Howard Da Silva (actor),
Plot: Biopic of Abe Lincoln, 16th President of he United States, from his early days in backwoods Kentucky to his election as President. After a time running livestock to New Orleans, he settles in New Salem where he meets and falls in love with Ann Rutledge who is already engaged to someone. Abe makes a home for himself in New Salem, eventually running a store and becoming the postmaster. He's popular with the locals and is eventually elected to the State legislature but afterward established himself in the practice of law. He eventually meets Mary Todd who would become his wife and and is sent to Washington as a Congressman before he is elected president.
Keywords: 1800s, 1830s, 1860s, abraham-lincoln, ambition, based-on-play, cameo, campaign, character-name-in-title, debateActors: Natalie Kalmus (miscellaneous crew), Gordon Hart (actor), Al Haskell (actor), Stuart Holmes (actor), Pierre Watkin (actor), Blackie Whiteford (actor), Myrtle Stedman (actress), Milo Anderson (costume designer), Nick Grinde (director), Harry Davenport (actor), Fritz Leiber (actor), Dennis Moore (actor), Wayne Morris (actor), Jack Mower (actor), Paul Panzer (actor),
Plot: Set in the springtime of 1863 in Chancellorsville, Virginia during the War Between the States, this colorful short profiles the heroic Confederate General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson the night before he would meet his fate in battle.
Keywords: 1860s, american-civil-war, band, battle, battle-strategy, bayonet, confederate-flag, courier, dance, friendly-fireActors: William Conklin (actor), Jack Pratt (actor), Hal Reid (actor), Hal Reid (writer), George Irving (director), Jack Pratt (director), George Cowl (actor), Gail Kane (actress), Lois Meredith (actress), W.D. Fischter (actor), Beatrice Clevenger (actress), Lew Dockstader (actor),
Genres: Drama, War,A bluebird a wingin' his lonely way south
Tryin' to escape from the cold and the drought
He's all alone in the cold grey sky fly little bluebird fly fly fly
North wind a blowing oh so cold poor little bird is so brave and so bold
He just keeps a flying for a southern sky his only hope is to fly fly fly
Well he's not the only one that's on that trail this old boy he just projail
Always a runnin' always afraid the good Lord above knows I've paid paid paid
Train whistle moaning oh so low and I don't even know where to go
I'll just keep a following the rising sun my only hope is to run run run
Well I was like to give up and turn myself in
But they would only bury me under the pen
So I'll keep a running until the day I die
The thought of this it makes me wanna cry cry cry