User Reviews

A war drama in two thrilling reels, giving a love story which is pictured mostly against a very realistic and fiercely contested battle. This takes place over a broken cluster of hills and the powder smoke alone that went up in the making of it cost a heap of money. It is shown now and again in full, covering a wide area, but many smaller scenes, details, arc thrown in, such as a battery in action, a regiment charging over a stone wall or, in rout, breaking through long grass. The mist of musketry creeps slowly up from along hill crest or from protecting ravine; the shrapnel, bursting in air, leaves its mushroom of smoke to drift away, and the lyddite high- explosive shell is shown throwing up its volcano of dirt or shattering an ammunition wagon and lifting the heavy front wheels and axle high in air. One shell throws horse and rider; a real battle, even in picture-making, is no fun for those who fight it. The love story is good and, in its realistic setting, is made very effective. It is simple in outline. The wounded Union officer takes refuge in a Southern home and is helped by the heroine. His coat is found in the library by Confederate officers, but he escapes. The battle changes and the coat is found by Union officers who suspect that he has been murdered. In the end, the Union man, with the girl, gets her father out of trouble and, later, the pair are married. A fine picture and a very desirable offering. - The Moving Picture World, November 16, 1912