A Walk With Death -Civil War Short Film
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- This is a short film I have been working on for the past six months. I wanted to create something different than my usual videos. A lot of people worked very hard to organize this together, I hope you like it and share it with your friends! Thanks for watching!
-Logan - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
"It is good that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it." Robert E. Lee
In death, all men are brothers.
A Salute to those who fought and died for their beliefs; for our veterans, no matter what side they served on...
May they all see glory and grace on Judgement Day.
This poem, credited at the end of the video. is called 'The Blue and the Gray' by Francis Miles Finch. He wrote it at the conclusion of the Civil War and it was first published in 1867 by the Planter's Banner and then Atlantic Monthly, where it was picked up and printed across the country as a poem of healing and reconciliation following the horrendous conflict. You can feel of it to this very day.
And to the producers of this well done film, thank you. Nothing trembles the heart more than raw emotion.
By the flow of the inland river,
Whence the fleets of iron have fled,
Where the blades of the grave-grass quiver,
Asleep are the ranks of the dead:
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the judgment-day;
Under the one, the Blue,
Under the other, the Gray.
These in the robings of glory,
Those in the gloom of defeat,
All with the battle-blood gory,
In the dusk of eternity meet:
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the judgment-day,
Under the laurel, the Blue,
Under the willow, the Gray.
From the silence of sorrowful hours
The desolate mourners go,
Lovingly laden with flowers
Alike for the friend and the foe:
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the judgment-day,
Under the roses, the Blue,
Under the lilies, the Gray.
So, with an equal splendor,
The morning sun-rays fall,
With a touch impartially tender,
On the blossoms blooming for all:
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the judgment-day,
Broidered with gold, the Blue,
Mellowed with gold, the Gray.
So, when the summer calleth,
On forest and field of grain,
With an equal murmur falleth
The cooling drip of the rain:
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the judgment-day,
Wet with the rain, the Blue,
Wet with the rain, the Gray.
Sadly, but not with upbraiding,
The generous deed was done,
In the storm of the years that are fading
No braver battle was won:
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the judgment-day,
Under the blossoms, the Blue,
Under the garlands, the Gray.
No more shall the war cry sever,
Or the winding rivers be red;
They banish our anger forever
When they laurel the graves of our dead!
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the judgment-day,
Love and tears for the Blue,
Tears and love for the Gray.
Francis Miles Finch
I have no words for how incredible this is.
Same 😀
Same same.
same so beautiful
+jack lind i grew up and now live 1/2mi from wilson's creek battlefield park. to this day...it's an eerie feeling driving or riding past the Ray House or Bloody Hill. this short film is AMAZING!!!
Agreed. So moving.
wow, just wow. Civil War reenactor, for 14 years, all I can say is wow. HUGE thumbs up.
Fucking amazing video!!!! I am speechless! This needs to be on the history channel for best short film in the world!!!
this spoke so much to me especially when Billy yank and Johnny reb join their hands to cross over and the poems brought a tear to my eye this is why it shall not be forgotten how friend killed friend father killed son an brother fought brother in the war that split the nation but also united this is why I chose to try if anything but for a second experience what they saw what they felt this should be something everyone should see
Holy crap. This should be in amovie by Steven Spielberg! I have no other words. This needs to be recognized as an award wining short film. Kudos to the creators. Extremely realistic. 20/10
Lincoln?
Spielberg has his spiteful opinion of the Confederacy already formed.Screw him and his like.
@@josephwolfe8771 Fuck the Confederacy thanks
Son of a bitch!!!! Who the hell left this bowl of onions here?!
damn right :'(
I am from the UK, rarely have i seen such a thought provoking piece, you have my praise and my heart for a period when a great nation was broken in two, where brother fought brother. a great piece of work. Truly...
I re-enact American Civil War, I have seen many videos, and this one is up there at the top with the others. Its emotional, moving, and gives a different perspective. Very impressed.The bit at the end where they hold hands, and it fades away....its a choker moment, had me swallowing hard couple times....well done.
As a Civil War reenactor, I thought that this was one of the most insightful treatments of the war and the personal cost that it involved. The way that it showed the men of both sides being gathered up by Death reminds us that 'only the dead have seen the end of war". Or, as R.E. Lee once remarked...'It is well that war is so terrible, else we would grow too fond of it.' I recognized the poem "The Blue and the Gray'' from a living history event that I participated in a couple of years ago. I was struck then by the power of those simple words and the ideas that they conveyed....how the living are left to cope with the aftermath of war, but the imagery presented here puts it into a much sharper focus....And it reminds me of why I reenact....So that no one ever forgets that there was more going on besides politics and battles and ideology. Mr. Fulton, I applaud your efforts and I look forward to seeing more of your work in the future....If there is ever anything that I can do to assist you in your endeavors, please feel free to contact me.
This should have millions of views. I'm leaving for boot camp for the USMC in 4 months. But this really hit home, this was beautiful.
I'm an English reenactor & member of a large American Civil War Society. This short film needs an award. Pure & simple, the message is hard & emotionally powering. This film, given it's budget delivered well. Yes there were imperfections, yes there were rubber soled boots, wristwatches and fancy modern socks! but it's not about that. Kudos to the producers & keep up the good work. Hopefully you will get recognition for this.
I watched this in my History class today, I'm glad I came back and watched for myself
I love this depiction of death, for he doesn’t come in to be feared but instead is gentle and kind. He doesn’t discriminate or favor others differently. He eases our suffering and helps us to our feet so that we could go onto the next chapter under his guidance. We all will eventually meet him someday, but when that day comes, know that Death is a friend who would make sure you go onto where you need to be in the next chapter.
Wow.... being a civil war reenacter I have to say this is exactly what goes through ones head on the field of battle.
+jack dawnson no you don't...you have no real danger
Yes but... you see sometimes.... you just get so into it you think that you may die. It really feels like life or death during tactical.
+jack dawnson as a reenactor (war of 1812) I know exactly what you mean. You have to experience it to understand.
3Hosers Yes! If you don't experience it for yourself. you will never under stand.
I do Confederate reenactment and people do get hurt and killed today but to walk on the same ground is weird and spooky at the sametime
I really think that a good, down to earth civil war movie like this would do great on the silver screen
There have been a few well done Civil War movies recently and they have all tanked at the box office because America in general couldn't give a rat's ass less about one of the most important periods in American History....As a Civil War reenactor, I see it all the time. Ask someone on the street how many slaves the Emancipation Proclamation freed....answer...NONE. The EP said that slaves had the RIGHT to be free and that IF the Federal Government won the war, then all the Army and Navy forces would do whatever it took to free them and moreover KEEP them free. Ask someone what the Morrill Tariff Act was....they have no clue.(It was the proverbial 'straw that broke the camel's back' for the South) It charged huge taxes on goods coming out of the South that had been produced with slave labor. It was one of the main causes of the Civil War. The movies that I spoke of earlier are "Gettysburg" and "Gods and Generals" both based on books written by a father and son...Michael Shaara wrote 'The Killer Angels' which was made into the movie 'Gettysburg'. His son Jeff wrote "Gods and Generals'.
I'm proud to say that I had the honor to watch this at Palooza before it hit TH-cam! Glad it's on here now, though.
THIS NEEDS TO GO VIRAL!
This is without a doubt one of the best film's I have ever seen. Friend and Foe, Death is with us all. VERY WELL DONE
I spent 30 years in the Gray as an infantryman. Sometimes, reenactments are just silly, but sometimes, they are more powerful and moving than anyone can imagine. This was well done. Very well done. Deo Vindici.
Only shortfilm I've ever cried over. Beautiful poetry, cinematography, acting and choreography. Everything is done so, so well.
I woke from a restless bed, about 3:10 am. My phone handy, without turning the overhead pin lamp, I reached, and powered up this Android. Noticing a video newly arrived, the inbox, I glimpsed at a Civil War image, then, satisfying curiosity, proceeded to view. My knowledge is moderate of this war. I know more than some, and less than not a few. But, I know enough. American born, of the North.
Some say I write poetry. Me? I say I just write what I see and hear. And I'd be the first to tell you who read these words, that words, powerful as they have been writ or spoken down the ages, in the face of haunting beauty, with many others herein, I tell you, words fail. This is not just art, poetry. Though it be technically classified as such.
This short film. This telling of history in poetry, left me stunned in a altered state, lifted and transcendent. Hung, suspended in time. The era of our Civil War. One of indescribable awe, and again beauty, a sad but true beauty.
Haunting and unspeakable. This short, brilliant little film, contains a most important message within. United brothers in arms.
United brothers in death. United in courage.
War kills men, but not their spirit of love.
Whoever the person may be, who is responsible for this amazing creation.
I salute you, with many sincere thanks.
Outstanding work. Accomplished art.
And so, so much more. I intend to save this film, and know, a restless sleep can bring timeless beauty.
I wish TH-cam would let me like this a million times, brought a tear to my eye
This is better then Hollywood could ever do, am I right? -_-
Yes.
I mean, no not really. This is exactly the type of stuff that Hollywood is. All the techniques are the same. If you’re talking about story or meaning that’s different. But as far as visuals go you could say this is as good as hollywood
Judson Bonneville YES
This truly shows us that, even though war seems to tear us apart, we end up closer together.
This is the greatest short film I have ever seen. it deserves an award. exellent work. this is one of the few things on the Internet that have ever made me cry. Very well done.
This film will tug at the heart & soul of ANY Civil War buff....very well done & very moving...hard not to shed tears while watching this.
Damn..... I remember the first I saw this 4 or 5 years ago, it still gives me chills and brings a tear to my eye. This is a masterpiece, god bless from ole Carolina.
As a Civil War reenactor for 20 years until my health gave out, I found myself in this video saying "hello" to my newest "friend."
This made me very sad because it did not matter what side you were on we are all the children of god . The video is basically saying whether your a yankee or rebel we all have to face the same judgement and in death sides do not matter anymore God only sees us as one
Amen
Very true. In the end what side you were on no longer matters.
Except one side fought to keep my ancestors enslaved, so..... lol
Ryan, of a truth, death is the great equalizer!
@@Vietnow15 ok?
Wow, this is great. Almost cried at the end when the 2 fronts were walking hand in hand :'( This video is so touching and powerful! Thanks for sharing it with us
Then- hand in hand.
Now... A lot of hate... Statues of American history are destroyed... 🥲
Words cannot express how beautiful this cinematic short is.
Son vs dad
Bro vs Bro
Blue vs Grey
man vs man
on the battlefield that day
see the blood
see the patch
where they lay
what do they mean
this blue?
or this grey?
Freedom is in both
of their hearts
they just forgot
what tore them apart
grey vs blue
u may say
both flags can fall
but I'm here to stay
For colors are colors
but peace is for few
stand next to me
or sit in ur pew
life is battle
every day
does that mean
u should turn blue
and I should turn grey?
Author unknown....
+Kirito Kun where'd you find that?
🎁
I made it up..I write some stuff like songs and poems..
+Kirito Kun Not bad. Keep it up (from someone who appreciates poetry but is woefully inadequate in producing it)
Kirito Kun why author unknown then?
Well made film. Words really don't describe just how well that short film was. By far the best I've ever seen on TH-cam. It might even be one of my favorite movies of all time. Keep it up.
This is truly an amazing film! So meaningful and sad
Yeah
Especially when your dad is in it.. RIP. so really sad...
@@jasonlittle926 ?
The best short movie by far. Beautiful music, sounds, actors, and scenes. Great job Logan!
This is one of the most visually stunning historical presentations I have ever seen. Incredible job.
I NEVER cried before because of a video.. But this is amazing. This is truly a masterpiece.
I have cried many times at videos, but as a Civil War re-enactor, this touched me very deeply. It reached in and grabbed the persona I take with me onto the battlefield at every skirmish. When I go into battle, everything becomes real and the surroundings disappear.
Stuart Buncher
i totally feel you :/ but sadly we don't have reinactors in switzerland.. :/ i would love to visit some kind of civil war event..
I am a civil war re-enactor and this hits home literally for me. We all pay out solemn respects at every event. Visit Virginia, Merry Christmas.
right!?!?!?!?!?!
play airsoft in Switzerland. its just gonna be hard to find airsoft gun replicating the civil war
This same person needs to make a short film out of "O Captain, My Captain". That's right up this person's alley.
Freaking powerful short film in my opinion
The music and narration when the devastating line " Lovingly laden with flowers ......" is first spoken is indescribably beautiful and sad. Purest and noblest Art. That which remembers suffering and tragedy. Truth and reality.
Thank you for a beautiful film. Having a Great Grandfather who fought in the Civil War makes this very personal to me. He did not die during the war but died just a few short years after from all of the hardships that he had suffered during the war. Again Thanks.
this is amazing I put it on my favorites list 2 minutes death is portrayed in such a unique way
good job with this short film... i have became emotional.
I realy like this film.
Saw this 2 years ago
One of the most beautiful films I've ever seen
This was amazing! First thing tomorrow I'm showing this to my grandfather he simply adores the civil war I'm sure he will love it!
moral proof that what tears us apart can bring us closer together.
very well done. I cry everytime.
Extraordinarily realistic sounds of ACW battle, full volume almost shakes one to tears, almost shock waves. A Beautiful Monument to Suffering. This is surely One for the Ages. Power and Beauty perfectly combined.
It was REALLY an honor to be a part of this Logan, it brought me to tears the first two times. Thank you all who made this possible. Let us never forget that all our brave lost, were STILL, ALL American. God speed, and Semper Fidelis.
Brilliant.
This is so beautiful, I almost cried
One of the best films of its kind that I've seen. Thank you.
Humanity in extremis , at its best and worst simultaneously, these tragedies in history inspire the most profound, beautiful and noble - minded art.
I must say, I too had tears in my eyes. An absolutely fantastic film!
A beautiful short film, sad but true part is how the men would trade before. It was a war in which friends would die together, such a sad but true thing.
That's some powerful stuff
Brilliant good sir, so much feeling and emotion.
Wow. This truely sent chills down my spine n a tear down my cheek probably the best short film I've ever seen.
Wrote this on the FB page, but it deserves to be here too. Now THAT is something. Powerful, moving, poignant. A perfect piece for Memorial Day viewing in the future.
This was an incredible and inspirational short film! Thank you so much for letting the world see this amazing work!
"Under the sod and the dew..." Absolutely brilliant!!!
He didn't write the poem. It's called "The Blue and the Gray" by Francis Miles Finch, written in 1867.
Whoever you are fighting with may not be your enemy he can be your friend your brother or savior
Death is a friend to no man. Judgment day will be shared by all.
This has helped me dedicate my life to this war. Thank you
Still get teary eyed after watching for the 13th time....Thank You.
This was incredibly beautiful. For some reason, the poem had come to mind this afternoon so I was googling it when I came across this treasure. This was very very moving and well-done. Thank you.
Sir,
Hats off! Great piece. This is how the movies are made! This is Art!
Excellent, Mr. Fulton. I could feel the emotions welling up within me. The poem and the film worked together nicely. At the beginning of my historical novel, Thank God for Michigan, I wrote and included a poem that fits nicely with the poem in your film:
Oh Mama, Oh Mama
*
Oh mama, oh mama.
You loved me from cradle to grave,
and to war I must go to show I am brave.
To you I was born,
from your arms I was torn.
*
Oh mama, oh mama.
To war I must go,
why me I don’t know.
They say I am a soldier and therefore a man,
I’m still but a boy, I don’t know if I can.
*
Oh mama, Oh mama.
In battle I had many fears,
now I bring you tears.
On this battlefield I lie,
I’m now going to die.
*
Oh mama, oh mama.
In the warmth of your womb I did grow,
within your arms love I did know.
In my moment of death I called out to you,
I’m dying, I’m dying and know not what to do.
*
Oh mama, oh mama.
I’m now buried under Virginia loam.
never will I return home.
I was brave, I was bold,
`I now lay in this grave so cold.
*
Oh mama, oh mama.
My face you will never again see,
in your heart I will always be.
I will always love and miss you so,
now to Heaven I must go.
*
Oh mama, oh mama.
From cradle to grave,
I’m the son that you taught to be brave.
Speak of me with great pride,
I am now sitting at God’s side.
J. Michael Joslin
Greg O' Brien apologies. Magnificent voice and reading. Pure pathos.
omg........ having just participated in the Huntington Beach Civil War days event this weekend this hits me hard. How powerful a video. Words cannot express just how deeply this hits me, and rings true. Well done!!!!
A second view of this had me in tears ffs! That’s very rare these cynical days. It is indeed profoundly beautiful and the grim reaper works somehow in a 19th - way. Elegiac. Reminds one of life’s profundity. Should get an award for beauty and noble - intent. Excellent action sequences.
Very awesome! I don't have a words for this but this are so awesome!
Wow! This was absolutely beautiful! How poignant & riveting! I loved it. Thank you so much, you & your crew did an outstanding job on this one.
Chilling and poignantly beautiful. I love your use of poetry, drama, music, and film: a perfect blend of the arts. I am sharing with all of my history-loving friends.
this legit almost made me cry incredible work you guys!
This is extremely well done, you should do more of these! Keep up the great work
it was a damn good short film, loved every second of it, you should make more like that
Death and Transfiguration is a most powerful and comforting hope and dream. Bless.
If only we all moved in such slow - motion, how profound and angelic we could appear.
I cant even describe the feeling I have, this deserves an Oscar.
I'm italian director...and i think this is great work.... love USA,love History,love past.
I must say this was well done. Seems to resonate with Ambrose Bierce’s style of story telling from his wartime experience.
"The dusk of eternity" ffs - that's most of my life lol. Waiting patiently for nothing.
One just has to let it wash one's anger away. Sublime.
one of the best of the best short film i have ever seen comeing from a civil war reenactor bravo :D
Stunned. Purely stunned that I haven't seen this winning awards anywhere. This needs to be recognized. Definitely one of my all time favorites.
A short film with more impact than anything Hollywood has produced in years!! Well done!!
This is You Tube at its most wonderful. Mr Logan deserves an Oscar for this most noble - minded and beautiful Art.
Mere words cannot express how heart wrenching this is. VERY well done, Logan.
This is excellent. Award winning short film I believe.
It's 2020, and this is my first time seeing this. SMH. Incredible work! Very moving!
I suspect that this is probably purest pathos and art in its noblest form. It should be seen more. Perhaps the finest setting of a most profound poem yet?
Perfect in every way. A true masterpiece that all should see. The poem is truly great. Thank you for a video for all times.
Five stars for this presentation isn't enough!
This was amazing! Easily the best short film I've ever seen (I've seen a lot) so well thought out and the poem made it so much more dramatic. Good job
Dude go to the film festival become a director A.S.A.P love this short film.
this made me cry. and i dont cry very often. thank you for this.
I am both a veteran of war time and a living history reenactor of all American Wars.This brought tears to my eyes,it is so moving.Wonderful video!!!
Wow... Beautiful... It grabbed you by the heart and made you glad that you are an American, because without their sacrifices I'm sure we would not be here today...
TsunaTsurugi shush troll
Dustin Hill Well thank for the explenation... i think i kow allready why the south and the norht fight and i know why slaves where importend to south... but common you cant say its an insult because of the stereotype.
Americans especial in the South are Extremly Patriotic... to a point that it start to be annyoing... i think the American flag is the Flag i saw the most in my live and i dont live in the US ^^
TsunaTsurugi again thats the stereotype that you see from games and really dumb people that for some dumb reason everyone believes... AMERICANS ARE NOT LIKE THAT, I am an American and I live in south Carolina and I can tell you this is almost as South as you can get and I can tell you, I have not see that sterotype EVER! Everyone is patriotic about their country, even me, but what your saying is that southerners sit there, get drunk off their asses, fire guns into the air and hot and holler 'murica, and apart from the "murica" thing, because its more of a joke for us, none of that is true. You can't sit in one country and say "OH well this is what EVERYONE says that America is like this and that, so I'm just going to go along with everything that they've said even though I know nothing about America other than what I see on the news and in the books." it just doesn't work, you don't even live in America, and VISITING a country and LIVING in a country are two completely different things...
And that was the costliest (in blood) war America has been in
This was a truly amazing short. Bravo. Brought tears to my eyes.