Question of the Week: What Civil War moment would you want video of?
If you could go back in time and record one 30-minute video from during the Civil War, what even would you want to video record?
If you could go back in time and record one 30-minute video from during the Civil War, what even would you want to video record?
Recording Lee coming downstairs at Arlington House and telling his wife that he had just resigned from the U.S. Army, capturing the scene and subsequent conversation about why, and Mary’s reaction.
Lincoln’s second inaugural address.
Pickett’s charge at Gettysburg.
Pickett’s Charge, from the opening cannon shots to just after Lee meets the returning George Pickett. Be sure to film with drones, too!
States conventions when the delegates write they are leaving the Union because of slavery.
I would record Jefferson Davis’s reaction and immediate activities as he receives the message from RE Lee that Union forces had broken through and could not be stopped from taking Richmond.
If that was not possible, then recording Lincoln as he strolled through Richmond after the Confederate evacuation.
I would like to record the charge upon the Mule Shoe at Spotsylvania.
Hancock’s deployments of his corps on the second day at Gettysburg.
Surrender at Appomattox
Lincoln’s meeting on the River Queen with Sherman, Grant and Porter.
Lincoln’s conversation with Grant, Sherman and Porter on the River Queen.
Meeting of Meade and his corps commanders at night of July 2nd at his headquarters at Lydia Leister’s house, with enought batterys to power the floodlights for filming.
The River Queen event with Lincoln, Grant, Sherman and Potter. The painting of this scene is one of my favorites.
Opydycke at the battle of Franklin.