Civil War Movies

Ride with the Devil, 1999.

On the fringes of the Civil War, Missouri Bushwackers engage in guerrilla warfare with Union Jayhawkers. Bushwackers Jake Roedel (Tobey Maguire) and Jack Chiles (Skeet Ulrich), out to avenge the murder of Jack’s father, are joined by George Clyde (Simon Baker) and his former slave, Daniel (Jeffrey Wright). Hiding out for the winter, Jack has a short romance with a war widow (Jewel) before dying. Jake steps in to take care of her and her newborn before joining Quantrill’s famous Kansas raid.

Pharoah’s Army, 1995.

Wikipedia’s summary is pretty good.  “The film takes place in Kentucky during the American Civil War and focuses on an uneasy encounter involving a small squadron of Union Army soldiers who take up residence at the farm of a woman whose husband is fighting in the Confederate States Army.”

Glory, 1989.

Free State of Jones, 2016.

The Outlaw Josey Wales, 1976.

Shenandoah, 1965.

This article lists some unsatisfactory southern, or New Orleans based movies.  Already I disagree with his list.  

Rickman and Thompson’s performance in this one was good, though I have yet to watch the entire movie and evaluate its conflict. 

Gone With the Wind, 1939.