Sentences with phrase «by a civil war soldier»

New York's other senator, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, spoke at the inauguration itself, quoting at length from a letter by a Civil War soldier.

The letter is one of a collection of handwritten letters penned by Civil War soldiers that chronicle their experiences in battle and the hardships they faced from 1861 through 1865.

Neverhome By Laird Hunt Little, Brown • $ 16 • ISBN 9780316370165 Narrated by a Civil War soldier who calls herself «Ash Thompson» to disguise her true identity, Hunt's widely praised novel gives palpable life to historical accounts of women on both sides who risked everything to take up arms.

Not exact matches

Contemporary warfare has in fact taken the form of local conflicts, more often than not civil wars, in which no great alliances of nations are involved; these have been wars fought for reasons based in local rivalries, typically inflamed by historical animosities, ethnic disparity, or religious difference, rather than for reasons of global Realpolitik; they have been fought not with nuclear weapons (or, indeed, other types of weapons of mass - destructive capability) or the latest in military technology, but instead with conventional weaponry, often of old design, and often limited to rifles, knives, grenades, and light, crew - served weapons which individual soldiers can carry on their persons.

In George McKenna's review of While God Is Marching On: The Religious World of Civil War Soldiers (December 2001), he neglects to lay the least bit of blame for the Civil War on the heightened sense of self «righteousness instilled in both the North and the South by their respective churches.

Reviewed by George McKenna In the preface to While God Is Marching On, Steven E. Woodworth, an associate professor of history at Texas Christian University, recalls that Ken and Ric Burns» 1990 documentary on the Civil War quoted freely from the letters of Civil War soldiers without revealing....

Weaver's break with the myriad conceits of liberalism was occasioned by his study of the Civil War, especially by his reading of the first - hand accounts of the soldiers who actually fought the war, and especially by the accounts of SoutherneWar, especially by his reading of the first - hand accounts of the soldiers who actually fought the war, and especially by the accounts of Southernewar, and especially by the accounts of Southerners.

It was first known as Decoration Day and was inspired by the flowers being placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers after the end of the Civil War.

The movie is a drama based on the experiences of Agu (played by Abraham Attah), a child soldier fighting in the civil war of an unnamed West African country.

While Confederate statues and monuments around the nation get removed, defaced, covered up or toppled, some new memorials are being erected, by people who insist their only purpose is to honor Civil War soldiers who died for the South.

By comparison, during the U.S. Civil War's Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania in 1863, roughly 150,000 soldiers fought (less than 0.5 % of the divided nation's population).

The blue field is from a flag carried by Choctaw soldiers during the civil war.

Actual depiction of the Civil War is pretty much limited to a single gory battle scene at the opening, followed by a corny sequence where Lincoln chats with some young soldiers.

Directors Joe and Anthony Russo (Captain America: Civil War) have managed to take their balanced approach from Civil War and The Winter Soldier and inject even more characters into the mix; we're talking well over 30 big names all mashed into one nearly three hour film that briskly flies by as characters we've grown to love over the years embark on their most important (and personal) battle yet.

Written by Coogler and Joe Robert Cole (a veteran of Marvel Studios» bygone in - house writers program), Black Panther combines many of the best elements of MCU films past, including: the Shakespearean royal family drama of the Thor movies, the political thriller elements of Civil War and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and even the sci - fi tech aspects of the Iron Man films.

After all, it is not only the beginning of a grand culmination for the Marvel Cinematic Universe but also unites fan favorite characters and is helped by Joe and Anthony Russo, who have helped the previously successful Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War.

The Beguiled (R for sexuality) Sofia Coppola won Best Director at Cannes for this sublime tale of seduction, a remake of Clint Eastwood's Civil War saga about Southern belles competing for the affections of a Union soldier (Colin Farrell) wounded and abandoned by his unit.

Set around 1864, the film focuses on what happens to a wounded Union soldier (Colin Farrell) when he is taken in by the sinister headmistress of a Virginia boarding school (Nicole Kidman) near the climax of the Civil War.

This time focusing a group of dudes which could be led by producer Channing Tatum with The Russo Brothers (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War) attached to direct and Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3) set to write the script.

It tells the tale of an African child soldier (Abraham Attah) who is taught to fight in the country's civil war by a monstrous warlord (played by Idris Elba).

The plot itself isn't particularly novel, involving Hercules being employed by the withering King of Thrace, Lord Cotys (John Hurt) to mold his men into soldiers in hopes of putting an end to a brewing civil war.

The next closest in Marvel's movies is Iron Man 2 with $ 623.9 m, followed by Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America: Civil War, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Avengers.

«testing...» is based on a passage from the Gettysburg Address delivered by Abraham Lincoln at the battlefield commemorating the more than 51,000 soldiers that lost their lives during the three days of battle at Gettysburg during the Civil War.

Along the way, he picks up another bounty hunter, Marquis (Samuel L. Jackson), a former Civil War major in a black regiment; and the town's newly elected sheriff, a former Confederate soldier, played by an interesting actor named Walton Goggins (TV's «Justified»), who has an edge of bug - eyed menace.

Civil War will be directed by Anthony and Joe Russo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) from a screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (The Winter Solider, Captain America: The First Avenger).

This is yet another sequel to Captain America following The Winter Soldier last year, but it also expands the universe by being the first segue into the «Civil War» era.

The duo join the already announced David Oyelowo (Selma), Gugu Mbatha - Raw (Concussion), John Krasinski (13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi), Elizabeth Debicki (The Night Manager) and Daniel Bruhl (Captain America: Civil War) in the film, which is being directed by Julius Onah (The Girl is in Trouble).

Beasts of No Nation is based on the highly acclaimed novel by Nigerian author Uzodinma Iweala, bringing to life the gripping tale of Agu, a child soldier torn from his family to fight in the civil war of an African country.

The 1971 original was directed by Don Siegel and cast Clint Eastwood as an injured Union soldier who is imprisoned in a Confederate girls» boarding school during the Civil War.

Captain America: Civil War is directed by the Russo Brothers, Anthony and Joe, who previously directed Captain America: The Winter Soldier and are working on The Avengers coming up.

Starring Idris Elba and newcomer Abraham Attah, the film is based on the novel by Uzodinma Iweala, centering on the young Agu (Attah), a child soldier tragically separated from his family and forced to join a band of rebels in the civil war of an African country led by Commandant (Elba) who takes in... Read

The movie is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, who helmed «Captain America: The Winter Soldier» and «Captain America: Civil War.»

Natasha Romanova aka the Black Widow has been played by Scarlett Johansson in the movies Iron Man 2, Avengers Assemble, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Age Of Ultron and Captain America: Civil War.

Next up is Sofia Coppola's new take on Thomas Cullinan's novel «The Beguiled,» in which Farrell plays a flirtatious Civil War soldier recuperating from his wounds in a girl's boarding school run by women (Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst).

As directed with escalating confidence by sibling filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo (who helmed «The Winter Soldier»), and intricately scripted by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely (who have been with the series since 2011's «Captain America: The First Avenger»), «Civil War» is nothing if not a testament to the benefits of continuity; this is the rare Marvel sequel that feels like not just a continuation but a culmination.

The Outlaw Josey Wales is set shortly after the Civil War, with Clint (The Eiger Sanction, Magnum Force) playing a peaceful farmer named Josey Wales has his house burned and family ruthlessly murdered by some Union soldiers.

It's not that we dispute the basic veracity of its depiction of seemingly permanent civil war in deepest Africa, nor are any of us impervious to the tragic Beasts of No Nation plight faced by violently «recruited» child soldiers.

Nicole Kidman 4 Film Collection (Cold Mountain, Dogville, The Others, Rabbit Hole) DVD Reviews Cold Mountain (2003) Directed by: Anthony Minghella Cast: Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, Renée Zellweger Running Time: 2 hrs 34 mins Rating: R Due Out: April 3, 2012 PLOT: As the Civil War nears its end, a Confederate soldier (Law) makes the long journey home to reunite -LSB-...]

Of course, it's none other than Sebastian Stan's Bucky Barnes, aka the Winter Soldier, who was granted sanctuary by T'Challa at the end of 2016's Captain America: Civil War, with one arm and a fear of being turned into a stone - cold killer again.

Directed Joe and Anthony Russo («Captain America: The Winter Soldier,» «Captain America: Civil War»), the film arrives May 4, 2018, followed by an as - yet - untitled sequel on May 3, 2019.

2017's «The Beguiled» was a change of pace from Coppola's usual routine — a remake of a 1971 gothic Civil War drama that starred Clint Eastwood as an injured Yankee soldier held captive by teachers and students at a Southern school for girls.

This is The Beguiled, directed by Sofia Coppola, an American Civil War drama, involving a fleeing Union soldier who finds haven in a prim girls» boarding school, adapted from the novel of the same name by Thomas Cullinan, but more famously known as a troublingly brilliant film from 1971 by Don Siegel, starring Clint Eastwood and Geraldine Page.

Tony Stark's parents (played by John Slattery and Hope Davis in Civil War) were both assassinated by the Winter Soldier in 1991 in a killing orchestrated to look like a car accident.

Starring: Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman and Kirsten Dunst Directed by: Sofia Coppola Synopsis: At a girls» school in Virginia during the Civil War, where the young women have been sheltered from the outside world, a wounded Union soldier is taken in.

Film Review by Kam Williams Civil War Saga Chronicles Exploits of Confederate Soldier - Turned - Slave Revolt Leader While the slave raids led by Nat Turner and John Brown have been well documented in the annals of American history, the relatively - successful exploits of another notorious abolitionist insurrectionist have somehow slipped through the cracks.

Directed by the brothers Joe and Anthony Russo, Civil War is technically a follow - up to their superlative Captain America: Winter Soldier from 2014.

* In a lesson on the Choices and Commitments: The Soldiers at Gettysburg, students gain new insights into the complexities of the Civil War by reading letters from three soldiers and learning the surprising reasons that each chose to fight for the North or thSoldiers at Gettysburg, students gain new insights into the complexities of the Civil War by reading letters from three soldiers and learning the surprising reasons that each chose to fight for the North or thsoldiers and learning the surprising reasons that each chose to fight for the North or the South.

Memorial Day officially begin in May 1868, when we honored Civil War soldiers at Arlington National Cemetary by putting flowers on there graves.

Memorial Day officially began in May 1868, when we honored Civil War soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery by putting flowers on their graves.

Liar Temptress Soldier Spy By Karen Abbott Harper Perennial • $ 16.99 • ISBN 9780062092908 In a history book that reads like a suspense novel, Abbott portrays four women who operated as spies during the Civil War — two for the Union and two for the Confederacy.