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- The Battle of Shiloh documentary takes the viewer to the fields of western Tennessee. They are filled with soldiers. Thousands of soldier reenactors set up camps and cook on open fires. Horses are everywhere. The scene looks like 1862 with men pitching tents and cleaning rifles. The documentary covers the two day 150th anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Shiloh. Approximately 140 cannons form long booming lines that cause the field to thunder. Long lines of blue and gray infantry march across the fields on a collision course. These soldiers recreate battle movements of the original Hornet's Nest, Peach Orchard, Ruggles Line, Wheat Field and more. There are two DVDs in this set. DVD 1 provides highlights of the two-day reenactment plus it includes a brief tour of the Shiloh National Battlefield Park. DVD 2 takes the viewer on a tour of the Confederate and Federal camps, the sutlers area and the Saturday night dance. It also includes substantial coverage of Battery C, 3rd Iowa Independent Regiment of Light Artillery. Other units featured throughout the film include the Alamo Rifles, the Razorback Flying Battery and Burroughs' Battery.
- "Without a Country" is the story of Will and Suzanne, farmers scratching out an existence on a small piece of land near Valle Crucis in the North Carolina mountains. When the Civil War breaks out they face an agonizing dilemma - they live in the South but they favor the Union cause. Will is conscripted into Confederate service and when he deserts, their lives are turned upside down. He joins a band of men who are heading to Kentucky to join the Federal army. When they are ambushed in Tennessee several are killed and Will narrowly escapes. He survives by hiding in the mountains. Suzanne faces her own trials when the Home Guard aggressively steps up the search for deserters in the area. Wild bears and panthers lurk in the shadows. Food is scarce. Will and Suzanne endure on-going terror as they struggle to one day reunite in peace.
- One hundred fifty years after the Civil War the focus on Civil War history is alive and well in Iowa. Reenactors gather and set up camps. Spectators flock to the events and watch waves of soldiers march across green fields to attack the enemy. Horses gallop about and artillery thunders as living historians portray battle scenarios to the delight of enthusiastic crowds. These events also offer a wide array of other activities... visitors may be able to enjoy live music and entertainment typical of the Civil War era, or attend a Saturday night dance or a Ladies Tea or a presentation by Abraham Lincoln. Each event becomes a unique opportunity to reconnect to history... and have fun!
- It is a cold, blustery March day. The trees are still bare. Reenactors from many states gather for battle along Big Sugar Creek. This documentary takes you back in time one hundred fifty one years after the Civil War Battle of Pea Ridge. The rolling fields along the Arkansas - Missouri border are again filled with soldiers. They set up camps and cook on open fires. They pitch tents, feed their horses and clean their trusty rifles. A cold wind blows across the field but that does not stop the Federal of Confederate armies. Artillery thunders and belches fire. Blue and gray infantry cross the field on a collision course. The soldiers recreate the Battle of Pea Ridge, also known as the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern.
- The spirit of the past came to life as living history actors staged Civil War battles in the fields of southern Iowa. Infantry clashed and rifles rattled. Cavalry swept around the troops at a gallop with revolvers blazing. And nearby, up on the ridges, artillery thundered and great fireballs shot out the barrels of the big guns. This documentary covered three Civil War reenactments in Iowa held during 2013 - events at Lamoni, Corydon and Davis County. It featured the battle scenarios plus much more. The documentary included a portrayal of Abraham Lincoln as he delivered after dinner remarks at the Inn of the Six Toed Cat in Allerton, Iowa. It showed a number of other living history portrayals - a blacksmith hammering on an anvil, a broom maker, a period doctor and a couple of spinners pedaling their spinning wheels. Plus, a number of old time musicians were covered playing fiddles, banjos and guitars. The film also included a truly unique event - a night fire. Artillery lined up and shot rounds during the dark of night. The big guns spewed fire that resembled a 4th of July explosion. The colors of the rainbow glowed in the dark.