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 Posted: Fri Jul 2nd, 2010 04:13 pm
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 The union uniforms are plains 1880's vintage IIRC and If not mistaken, Wayne uses a single action army Colt pistol cowboy style six shooter and a 1870's Winchester, both metallic cartridge arms not yet made during the war.

The only real complaint I have with it however is that Strother Martin did not get drawn and quartered!

It is a fun movie and based pretty closely on Grierson's raid, with the usual Hollywood embellishments as have been noted thruout the thread.
Gen Grierson was from Jacksonville, Illinois the town where I went to college. He is buried there, and every year a friend and i place a small American flag on his grave.