Battle, The

The Battle (1911) Biograph Company American Civil War drama. Much battle action. Release sheet. 21:00:20 Titles & credits. 21:00:44 Title: ‘In ‘61 - The dance before the departure’ Confederate soldiers & ladies square dance energetically. Crowds cheer outside, courting couple in foreground walk off to a bench laughing, then go inside the house & kiss. Troops march off to Civil War in front of cheering civilians. Leading lady starts crying. 21:03:40 Title: ’Later - Chance places her alone in her home with the battle outside.’ Soldiers order women to stay in as mayhem occurs in background. Woman watches from window. Soldiers behind walls on either side of field shoot at each other. 21:04:32 Title: ‘In the first conflict the boy becomes panic-stricken’ Soldiers fall dead. Man falls into bushes & runs to hide inside house. Woman finds him in bedroom, laughs at him, throws him out in anger, then pleads him not to go. He escapes thru window. 21:05:51 Title: ‘The commanding general wounded’ Soldiers bring General on stretcher into house. Men return to wall & fighting. 21:06:30 Title: ‘The firing ceasing, the boy manages to rejoin his company without detection. Battlefront at wall. 21:06:56 Title: ‘Ammunition low. The boy goes to get a supply’ Woman frets & worried behind window. Soldier & companion chased by enemy who shoot & kill companion man escapes. Battle action, firing, explosions & Union soldiers advance. Generals discuss strategy. Firing behind dirt barrier. 21:08:29 Title: “Hold the trenches” Officers around wounded general at house. Convoy of wagons gallops towards camera. Enemy lurks in bushes. Officers open door & officer bursts in, dies. 21:09:06 Title: ‘Bonfires to menace the powder-wagons’ Enemy ambushed fires at powder wagon. Mayhem & explosion. Soldier dies. Wagon driver dies, man jumps aboard & all drive & others ride off amid smoke fire. Men face each other behind stone walls, go over the top running past bodies. Powder wagon arrives at firing line and troops drive away enemy. Officer gives victory news to others in house. Wounded general congratulates man.