New Civil War DVD's Feature Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and Morgan's Raiders

Business Wire ^ | Oct. 2, 2002

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PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2002--Inecom Entertainment, Inc. today announced the release of the latest entry in its documentary series on the American Civil War. "Titled Civil War Minutes - Confederate," this set of two DVD's or four videotapes totals 180 minutes and is designed for direct-to-home video as well as schools, libraries and other institutions. Whereas the original Civil War Minutes, released in 2001, featured episodes based mainly on Union soldiers and artifacts, the new production focuses on the Confederate side.

"'In Civil War Minutes - Confederate,' we tell the stories behind important Confederate players and battles," explained Co-writer Michael Kraus. "Although more than 900,000 men served as Confederate soldiers in the Civil War, many of their experiences have been lost, mostly because most accounts of the Civil War found in history books were written by authors in the North. We wanted to present the Confederate viewpoint of the Civil War using Southern accounts and artifacts."

Filmed in Pennsylvania by director Mark Bussler, the new video content was written by Civil War historians Michael Kraus and David M. Neville. Additional Civil War writing credits of the Kraus/Neville team include the original "Civil War Minutes" and the "Civil War Life" series movies "Left for Dead" and "Shot to Pieces."

Michael Kraus, who served as Military Coordinator for New Line Cinema's film "Gettysburg" and Military History Advisor for Miramax Films' "Cold Mountain," appears on screen to help explain the stories and artifacts. Mr. Kraus' career includes work as a historian for several A&E "Civil War Journal" episodes and as the Northern Commander of many Civil War 125th Anniversary reenactments.

"Civil War Minutes - Confederate" is available at video stores, Internet retailers, educational and institutional distributors and retail stores such as Barnes & Noble and Borders

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I would suggest a better title: "War of Northern Aggression Minutes"

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Anyone seen this or know of Kraus or Neville's work?

[Vidalia]

Yes, what is the essense of this work?

It is a factual study, or does it have an agenda?

[arly]

This sounds pretty good if they stuck to the facts. I hope it isn't another hacked up Northern Bias piece like most of the slanted junk out there.

[HHFi]

It has come to the NAACP's attention that this video series contains images of the Confederate flag. Therefore, we, along with our in-house film censor, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, demand that they all be recalled and destroyed as part of our ongoing campaign to promote black people by whitewashing history.

-- Queasy M. Foomie, Head Propagandist

[wardaddy]

BTTT

[PoorMuttly]

Did they cover Stonewall Muttly ?

He was sleeping in the wall when all hell broke loose.

[kimosabe31]

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[Consort]

Lee

Jackson

Morgan

[archy]

Anybody seen this or know of Kraus or Neville's work?

Mike Kraus is a fairly well-known reenactor, who serves as the captain of a company of the 116th Pennsylvania Volunteers, of the Irish Brigade. Funny, *Kraus* don't sound Irish to my ears, but perhaps the family name was O'kraus originally.

That would make him a Yankee, hardly a character recommendation, but I suppose the lad had little choice in the matter, like most of the Yankee conscripts. So long as they don't git no horses, I reckon they won't be keeping up with us, and I don't imagine Stonewall's or Cleburne's footsoldiers will have much trouble with their sort.

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[ravinson]

I suppose the lad had little choice in the matter, like most of the Yankee conscripts.

There were very few Union conscripts. The Confederacy instituted the draft long before the Union and the Union draft primarily just served as a means to encourage volunteerism by providing recruits with large bounties. Front line Union officers and veterans were strongly opposed to relying on conscripts, so most of them served far behind the front lines in prison camps and remote outposts.

[arly]

Ohhhh I suppose Lincoln's immediate draft of 75,000 men was just a politcally correct way of asking for volunteers hey?.. Bwahhahahaha

[Brush_Your_Teeth]

Ohhhh I suppose Lincoln's immediate draft of 75,000 men was just a politcally correct way of asking for volunteers hey?.. Bwahhahahaha

He also leftout the draft riots in new york city that almost burned the whole city to the ground.

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[joebuck]

"Although more than 900,000 men served as Confederate soldiers in the Civil War, many of their experiences have been lost, mostly because most accounts of the Civil War found in history books were written by authors in the North. We wanted to present the Confederate viewpoint of the Civil War using Southern accounts and artifacts."

I'm not sure I agree with the statement that "most accounts of the Civil War found in history books were written by authors in the North." I guess it depends on what the author means by the term "history books." As a Civil War buff who likes to read and study the conflict, I have found that most of the books I've read are pretty equally divided between Northern and Southern accounts of the war.