I am sure this movie would move me if I ever felt the insane urge to watch this revisionist tripe. I would rather use OTC gelcaps if I have the need to be moved.
Did Newton Knight's fighters really overthrow Confederate forces in Jones County?It likely was simple to overthrow Confederate forces that had already been totally defeated by Grant's Western Army.Yes. In the spring of 1864, the Knight Company declared loyalty to the Union and overthrew the Confederate authorities in Jones County, Mississippi. In the process, they crippled the "tax in kind" system of the Confederacy and redistributed Confederate supplies. They also vowed to defend each other's farms and homes. According to the legend, the county subsequently became known as the Free State of Jones. The members of the Knight Company engaged in their final skirmish on January 10, 1865 at Sal's Battery (sometimes spelled Sallsbattery), driving away Confederate infantry and cavalry. The Confederacy fell three months later. -Smithsonian.com
The soldiers and civilians in Vicksburg suffered greatly from Union bombardment and impending starvation. They clung to hope that General Johnston would arrive with reinforcements, but Johnston was both cut off and too cautious. On July 4 (1863), Pemberton surrendered his army and the city to Grant. In conjunction with the defeat of Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg the previous day, Vicksburg is widely considered one of the turning points of the war. By July 8 (1863), after Banks captured Port Hudson, the entire Mississippi River was in Union hands, and the Confederacy was split in two.[30]Western Theater of the American Civil War
By the Spring of 1864 Grant had taken command of all Union Armies and handed the command of the Army of the Mississippi to Sherman. They had taken Tennessee and were planning the Atlanta Campaign and the notorious March Through Georgia.