The Battle of Aiken

The Battle of Aiken

NR 2005 · 89 min · Action, War, History

This is a story of two cavalry generals: Hugh Judson Kilpatrick on the Union side and Joseph Wheeler on the Confederate side. They had known each other since West Point, and did not like each other. The war only deepened their personal animosity. The story is also about a woman who could lose everything at any moment. A plantation owner and widow, her life is torn apart by the approaching Union forces. Her home is raided and her teenage son has joined the militia to fight for the Confederacy.

Directed by Christopher Forbes

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Brad Owens General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
Danny Francis General Joseph Wheeler
Tripp Courtney Captain Monroe
Charlie Gabel General William Tecumseh Sherman
Dan Keaton General George E. Spencer
Stetson Videon Colonel William Way
Jason Lister Federal Officer
Edward Courtney Federal Officer
Emory Fiveash Federal Officer
Victoria Elizabeth Donofrio Victoria Thompson
Gabriel Donofrio Gabriel Thompson
Darlene Donofrio Elizabeth Thompson

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