Larry Gettysburg Soldiers  | 20 Jun 2018 8:00 a.m. PST |
A group of fellow reenactors had this debate recently, can you help add to the list?
The subject was "who would you be willing to march off to war for?" Favorite Southern Belle actress from ACW movies or TV: Vivien Leigh….. Scarlett O'Hara in GWTW
Olivia de Havilland….. Melanie Hamilton in GWTW
Constance Towers….. Hannah Harper in Horse Soldiers
Tisha Sterling…. Airybelle Sumner in Journey to Shiloh
Genie Francis….. Brett Main in North & South
Terri Garber…. Ashton Main in North & South
Lesley-Anne Down….Madeline Main in North & South
Delta Burke…. Stella Farrell in Charleston |
| dragon6 | 20 Jun 2018 8:11 a.m. PST |
Maureen O'Hara in Rio Grande |
| Old Contemptibles | 20 Jun 2018 8:48 a.m. PST |
I don't believe "Rio Grande" was a ACW movie. |
| Wackmole9 | 20 Jun 2018 8:52 a.m. PST |
Maureen O'Hara's character left her husband ( John Wayne) over the burning of the family farm during the civil war. |
| Old Contemptibles | 20 Jun 2018 8:54 a.m. PST |
AnnaSophia Robb – Alice Green in "Mercy Street" |
 Parzival | 20 Jun 2018 9:17 a.m. PST |
Maybe it should be "What Southern belle would you NOT want to march off to war from?" Because any man in is right mind should choose to march away from that selfish brat Scarlett O'Hara, as Rhett finally realized. |
| Gunfreak | 20 Jun 2018 9:18 a.m. PST |
Stephen Lang as George Picket from Gettysburg. |
 miniMo | 20 Jun 2018 9:42 a.m. PST |
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| Joerg Bender | 20 Jun 2018 10:10 a.m. PST |
Sorry, but I couldn't resist ;-)
link |
| gert1746 | 20 Jun 2018 10:50 a.m. PST |
Well, you missed my favorites: Virginia Madsen – Betty Stuart in Ironclads
Jewel Kilcher – Sue Lee Shelley in Ride with the Devil
Nicole Kidman – Ada Monroe in Cold Mountain |
| sneakgun | 20 Jun 2018 12:03 p.m. PST |
Betty Davis "Jezebel" link |
| Old Wolfman | 21 Jun 2018 7:25 a.m. PST |
A young Stella Stevens in "Advance To the Rear"aka "Company of Cowards" |
 The Virtual Armchair General  | 21 Jun 2018 10:18 a.m. PST |
Hannah Hunter (NOT "Harper" as per original post). She was the whole Rebel package--smart, loyal to her state's cause, resourceful, brave, capable of tenderness.\ A whole Reb Army of her type, and Washington would fall in a week! Don't agree? Fair enough, but go re-watch "The Horse Soldiers" before posting your own nominee! TVAG |
| Larry Gettysburg Soldiers | 21 Jun 2018 12:00 p.m. PST |
TVAG, thanks for correcting me, just a cut & paste typo on my part. That role as played by Constance Towers is my personal favorite too!
Couple years ago we took the "Horse Soldiers" driving tour through Mississippi, following the actual route of Grierson's Raid. The movie followed historical accuracy more than most people realize. |
| Old Contemptibles | 21 Jun 2018 3:36 p.m. PST |
Every character in "Rio Grande" had some connection to the Civil War which doesn't matter. "Rio Grande" is not a Civil War movie. Anymore than "The Bridges at Toko-Ri" was a WWII movie because some of the characters were in WWII. |
| COL Scott ret | 22 Jun 2018 2:48 a.m. PST |
Carol Burnett did a great take-off on Gone with the Wind.
I nominate her, even if the show is not really ACW. |
bases them up.
