Senator Robert Byrd as Confederate Brigadier General Paul J. Semmes who DIED fighting to keep Slavery in America! A sitting Senator playing a General that fought to keep Slavery in America? What the? Where's the media? Does he get a pass? Again? I recently made my movie debut, playing a cameo role as General Paul J. Semmes in the Warner Bros. film, "Gods and Generals." At the invitation of director Ronald Maxwell, I was in this scene with Generals A.P. Hill (Patrick Gorman) and James Longstreet (Bruce Boxleitner). Now, why would Robert Byrd accept the role of General...