"The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on Earth." - Lieutenant General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
"It is well that war is so terrible. Otherwise we should grow too fond of it." - General Robert E. Lee
"I would rather die a thousand deaths than betray a friend." - Confederate Scout, Sam Davis
Brigadier General James J. Archer
Archer's Brigade
A.P. Hill's Light Division
Army of Northern Virginia
" ...it appears the Virginia Military Institute will be heard from today."
- Iced EarthWith virtue as our beacon. Our cause is charged as treason, Battle worn and starving. Through the hell of war we'll keep marching. The birth of our new nation
Great stuff thanks.
Gettysburg (the movie) is small compared to some older movies.
Spartacus used larger numbers of extras for the full size roman legions we see.
Waterloo used many thousands of red army soldiers and lots and lots of horses for the battle sequences.
(sort of needed back when there was no CGI)
https://youtu.be/sWKk5Sy0JT8?t=17m34s
The Gettysburg reenactment back in 1998 had some 23-26.000 reenactors and is still the largest ever in the US.
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Thomas Bernstorff Aagaard
If you are take movies into account, Waterloo def. takes the crown. War and Peace had a vast number of extras aswell, but I always had a hard time finding any info about the production, espacially the number of actors.
We in europe got a special way to decide who dies: You don't. (we obviously do, but it is always a bit sad being the only guy to lay dead when 40 muskets had just opened up)