Other mistake: In the battle for Fredricksburg you can see streaks in the sky from jets.
Gods and Generals (2003)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Ron Maxwell, Ronald F. Maxwell
Starring: Robert Duvall, Jeff Daniels, Mira Sorvino, Donzaleigh Abernathy, George Allen, Keith Allison, Mark Aldrich
General Stonewall Jackson dies of pneumonia. Less than two months later, General Robert E. Lee and his forces fight at Gettysburg.
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Gen. 'Stonewall' Jackson: In the Army of the Shenandoah, you were the First Brigade! In the Army of the Potomac you were the First Brigade! In the Second Corps of this Army, you are the First Brigade! You are the First Brigade in the affections of your general, and I hope by your future deeds and bearing you will be handed down the posterity as the First Brigade in this our Second War of Independence. God Speed.
Trivia: General Robert E. Lee was shown throughout the movie as wearing the three star insignia of a Colonel, rather than the three stars surrounded by a wreath as was the proper insignia for all Confederate generals. General Lee actually wore this throughout most if not all of the war, and this is accurate.
Question: Is there any factual basis for the story of the little girl General Jackson befriended? I can't find anything about her, or anything saying she is fictional.
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Answer: Yes, she did exist. Through books.google.com, I found a book "Cemeteries of Caroline County, Virginia: Private Cemeteries" by Herbert Ridgeway Collins, that confirms Jane did live, that she and Jackson were close, and that he arranged for her burial after her death.