 Der Alte Fritz  | 22 Feb 2013 6:58 p.m. PST |
Here is a fun little clip from the Horse Soldiers, with John Wayne, a nice stirring rendition of The Bonny Blue Flag: YouTube link Enjoy |
| Joep123 | 22 Feb 2013 7:13 p.m. PST |
Thanks for posting this, hadn't seen it in a while, a great scene.
Joe |
| 21eRegt | 22 Feb 2013 7:18 p.m. PST |
Always a favorite. I'd swear though that I've seen a version that at the end had the "Holy Joe" stop at the fallen tree and weep (presumably with gratitude that no one was killed). |
| Larry Gettysburg Soldiers | 22 Feb 2013 7:43 p.m. PST |
Many are not aware that the classic movie "The Horse Soldiers" was based on the actual exploits of Grierson's Raid in 1863. But the actual Jefferson military school at nearby Natchez, MS had closed due to the war before Grierson came calling. The Jefferson buildings, now a museum, were location for the filming of those scenes. Director John Ford wanted to include that scene as a tribute reminiscent of the charge by VMI cadets at New Market. BTW, we are going to play the Grierson's Raid scenario at Cincycon this upcoming weekend. (scenario featured in CHARGE issue 30) Larry GettysburgSoldiers.com |
| darthfozzywig | 22 Feb 2013 7:51 p.m. PST |
Great scene in a great movie. I love me some William Holden. "Ding-dong, ding-dong." |
| Rudi the german | 23 Feb 2013 12:42 a.m. PST |
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If you are a fan of this sence than this site is a must.
I bought for mine the foundry acw figures with havelock and perry command sets. I have also the redoupt flagheet for the harvard regiment as it is very close the the jefferson MI. For the drummerboy i used the drummer for foundry sigh war range with havelock. Greetings and have |
| Rudi the german | 23 Feb 2013 12:48 a.m. PST |
I also was wanted to do also extra flag carrier to exchange the jefferson military flag with the flag of the NMMI of roswell which i visited and meet some great people there…. Does anyone has a flagsheet of the NMMI at roswell?? nmmi.edu |
ScottWashburn  | 23 Feb 2013 5:38 a.m. PST |
Great movie and I love the scene with the cadets. Of course they're not using any drill manual from the ACW era that I'm aware of :) |
| arthur1815 | 23 Feb 2013 12:35 p.m. PST |
IIRC, Grierson had been a piano teacher before the war, so somewhat unlike Wayne's railroad engineer who had worked his way up from tracklaying.
A very entertaining film that probably bears the same resemblance to the historical event as Zulu does to Rorke's Drift…
Surely at that time officers would duel, not strip to shirt sleeves for a fist fight? I recall Wayne throwing down his gauntlet to Fonda in Fort Apache. |
| HistoryPhD | 23 Feb 2013 2:34 p.m. PST |
Grierson was from my home town. He's buried there and there's a Grierson Day every summer with a lot of reenactors. Great fun! |
| vtsaogames | 24 Feb 2013 8:56 p.m. PST |
Grierson later got routed at Brice's Crossroads and post-war was Colonel of the 10th Cavalry – or was it the 9th? |
| Come In Nighthawk | 13 Apr 2013 7:12 a.m. PST |
Tenth. And commanded it well into the 1880s, IIRC. Grierson also hated horses. He had been kicked in the head by one as a youth. If memory serves, while John Wayne's character was a former railroad engineer, Grierson had actually taught piano before the war… |
| number4 | 14 Apr 2013 5:21 p.m. PST |
Not only that, Newton Station was one of the few places the raiders passed through where there wasn't a battle! Oh, and they kept their horse artillery with them too….. |
| HammerHead | 14 Apr 2013 10:13 p.m. PST |
grierson`s raids are worth exetra research.. horse Soldiers classic film |
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