Historians regard the 1993 film Gettysburg to be a highly accurate depiction of the Battle of Gettysburg, but there are some changes in the movie.
Gettysburg is often applauded for its historical accuracies, but there are some facts about the true story behind the 1993 film that director Ronald F. Maxwell had to change for the big screen. The epic war drama is based on Michael Shaara's 1974 historical novel The Killer Angels, which recounts the three days of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 during the American Civil War and the days leading up to the tragic fight.
Moxley Sorrell Was Promoted To Lieutenant Colonel Before Gettysburg Kieran Mulroney played Major Moxley Sorrell, a soldier fighting on the Confederacy's side in Gettysburg, but that wasn't the real Sorrell's title during the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. Back on June 24, 1862, the Confederacy promoted Sorrell to major, and less than a year later, on June 18, 1863, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel.
Winfield Scott Hancock & Lewis Armistead's Friendship Is Exaggerated In The Film Major General Winfield Scott Hancock and Brigadier General Lewis Armistead are two of the most significant characters in Gettysburg, and the push and pull of their star-crossed friendship serves as an important plot point in the film. But according to Emerging Civil War, the movie exaggerated the two men's friendship for the purpose of pathos.
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