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* CassandraTruth: No one will believe Heath and Owen's claims about how the retreat actually got started and they are accused of perjuring themselves. Even Brackenbury asks why they came up with such a ridiculous "cover story".
* TheCavalryArrivesLate: When General Willoughby finds out about the gold shipment, he's terrified at the idea of Brackenbury being responsible for this and heads out to ensure its safety personally, arriving right after an attempt to stream it has been thwarted, with he and his escort being mistaken for members of the outlaw gang themselves.
* ConflictingLoyalty: Davis is a loyal Union soldier but shows some discomfort at the beginning when he finds out that a confederate unit from his home state will be taking part in the battle. Ford solves this by agreeing to place him in a part of the Union lines were he won't be facing them.
* TheCavalryArrivesLate: When General Willoughby finds out about the gold shipment, he's terrified at the idea of Brackenbury being responsible for this and heads out to ensure its safety personally, arriving right after an attempt to stream it has been thwarted, with he and his escort being mistaken for members of the outlaw gang themselves.
* ConflictingLoyalty: Davis is a loyal Union soldier but shows some discomfort at the beginning when he finds out that a confederate unit from his home state will be taking part in the battle. Ford solves this by agreeing to place him in a part of the Union lines were he won't be facing them.
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* CassandraTruth: No one will believe Heath and Owen's claims about how the retreat actually got started started, and they are accused of perjuring themselves. Even Brackenbury asks why they came up with such a ridiculous "cover story".
* TheCavalryArrivesLate: When General Willoughby finds out about the gold shipment, he's terrified at the idea of Brackenbury being responsible forthis it and heads out to ensure its safety personally, arriving personally. He arrives right after an attempt to stream it has been thwarted, with and he and his escort being are mistaken for members of the outlaw gang themselves.
* ConflictingLoyalty: Davis is a loyal Union soldier but shows some discomfort at the beginning when he finds out that aconfederate Confederate unit from his home state will be taking part in the battle. Ford solves this by agreeing to place him in a part of the Union lines were where he won't be facing face them.
* TheCavalryArrivesLate: When General Willoughby finds out about the gold shipment, he's terrified at the idea of Brackenbury being responsible for
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* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Downplayed and PlayedForLaughs. One of the soldiers suffers from chronic hiccups and it's implied to get worse whenever he's nervous. Heath solves this on one occasion by slapping him across the face and on another occasion as they're preparing to attack, he orders his fellow soldiers to strangle the soldier if he hiccups again.
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* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Downplayed and PlayedForLaughs. One of the soldiers suffers from chronic hiccups hiccups, and it's implied to get worse whenever he's nervous. Heath solves this on one occasion by slapping him across the face face, and on another occasion occasion, as they're preparing to attack, he orders his fellow soldiers to strangle the soldier if he hiccups again.
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* IFightForTheStrongestSide: Downplayed with Charlie Thin Elk, the local Indian chief. He maintains ties with the confederates, but is careful to not fully alienate the Union forces (such as by releasing Heath and the others -albiet unnamed -after capturing them) due to knowing they might win the war.
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* MildlyMilitary: At the beginning of the movie, Brackenbury fights the war by merely firing a few shots over the confederate Confederate army's heads (while they do the same to him) then him). Then, both sides just sit back and wait for the war to be over. Most of the men Brackenbury is assigned later also apply.
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* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Brackenbury is assigned every worthless soldier and lowlife in the army that General Willoughby can find before being sent out to the middle of nowhere, and they do prove to be adept at fighting Zattig and his men.
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* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Brackenbury is assigned every worthless soldier and lowlife in the army that General Willoughby can find before being sent out to the middle of nowhere, and but they do prove to be adept at fighting Zattig and his men.
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* TokenEnemyMinority: Sergeant Beauregard Davis is the only southerner among the Union forces.
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* TokenEnemyMinority: Sergeant Beauregard Davis is the only southerner Southerner among the Union forces.
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* FireHoseCannon: During the final battle between Company Q and Zattig's men, weapons include a fire hose, [[ImprovisedWeapon chamber pots, pans, a makeshift catapult built out of old crates, and at least one rolling pin]].
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The film features future ''Series/GilligansIsland'' co-stars Alan Hale Jr. (the Skipper) and Jim Backus (Mr. Howell) in supporting roles.
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* TheBrigadier: General Willoughby, who convicts the men in the first place.
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* TheCavalryArrivesLate: When General Willoughby finds out about the gold shipment, he's terrify at the idea of Brackenbury being responsible for this and heads out to ensure its safety personally, arriving right after an attempt to stream it has been thwarted, with he and his escort being mistaken for members of the outlaw gang themselves.
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* TheCavalryArrivesLate: When General Willoughby finds out about the gold shipment, he's terrify terrified at the idea of Brackenbury being responsible for this and heads out to ensure its safety personally, arriving right after an attempt to stream it has been thwarted, with he and his escort being mistaken for members of the outlaw gang themselves.
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* DatingCatwoman: Heath and Martha have some flirtation despite remaining firm in their respective loyalties and both being aware of it.
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* DirtyOldMan: The elderly Brackenbury shows some of this lust towards Martha.
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* IFightForTHeStrongestSide: Downplayed with Charlie Thin Elk, the local Indian chief. He maintains ties with the confederates, but is careful to not fully alienate the Union forces (such as by releasing Heath and the others -albiet unnamed -after capturing them) due to knowing they might win the war.
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* IFightForTHeStrongestSide: IFightForTheStrongestSide: Downplayed with Charlie Thin Elk, the local Indian chief. He maintains ties with the confederates, but is careful to not fully alienate the Union forces (such as by releasing Heath and the others -albiet unnamed -after capturing them) due to knowing they might win the war.
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* ImprovisedWeapon: All over the place in the final battle between Company Q and Zattig's men. Weapons include a fire hose, chamber pots, pans, a makeshift catapult built out of old crates, and at least one rolling pin.
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* ImprovisedWeapon: All over the place in During the final battle between Company Q and Zattig's men. Weapons men, weapons include a fire hose, chamber pots, pans, a makeshift catapult built out of old crates, and at least one rolling pin.
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* {{Bookends}}: The film begins and ends with a soldier reporting to Brackenbury that the day's quota of shots has been fired over the heads of the enemy.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Heath. Especially whenever Brackenbury is in the immediate vicinity.
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* DistractedByTheSexy: Thin Elk is able to ambush Company Q while they're all busy gawping at some women bathing in a nearby river.
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* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Downplayed and PlayedForLaughs. One of the soldiers suffers from chronic hiccups and it's implied to get worse whenever he's nervous. Heath solves this on one occasion by slapping him across the face and on another occasion as they're preparing to attack, he orders his fellow soldiers to strangle the soldier if he hiccups again.
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* NoodleIncident: Heath's previous meeting with Easy Jenny apparently involved him somehow preventing her from being arrested.
* OverzealousUnderling: The trouble is started by Heath ignoring Brackenbury's truce with the enemy and instead following proper military protocol to capture a group of enemy soldiers.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Heath attempts to give one to Brackenbury "off the record" but just as he ''really'' starts to get going, Brackenbury orders him back ''on'' the record to shut him up.
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* StealthPun: During the court-martial where Brackenbury and Heath are on trial for cowardice, there's a constant sound from the chickens that are wandering about outside. With each new piece of testimony that only makes the pair seem more cowardly, the chickens get louder.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: PlayedForLaughs. Neither Brackenbury nor Heath can stand each other, to the point where Brackenbury even orders a soldier to let go of a tow rope when Heath is knocked off their river boat in an attempt to get rid of him, but unfortunately for both of them the army has decided that they have to work together.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: PlayedForLaughs. Neither Brackenbury nor Heath can stand each other, to the point where Brackenbury even orders a soldier to let go of a tow rope when Heath is knocked off their river boat in an attempt to get rid of him, but unfortunately for both of them the army has decided that they have to work together.
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* CassandraTruth: No one will believe Heath and Owen's claims about how the retreat actually got started and acusse them of perjuring themselves. Even Brackenbury asks why they came up with such a ridiculous "cover story".
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* DatingCatwoman: Heath and Martha have some flirtation despite remaining firm in their respect loyalties and both being aware of it.
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* DatingCatwoman: Heath and Martha have some flirtation despite remaining firm in their respect respective loyalties and both being aware of it.
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* IFightForTHeStrongestSide: Downplayed with Charlie Thin Elk, the local Indian chief. He maintains ties with the confederates, but is careful to not fully alienate the Union forces (such as by releasing Heath and the others -aliet unnamed -after capturing them) due to knowing they might win the war.
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* IFightForTHeStrongestSide: Downplayed with Charlie Thin Elk, the local Indian chief. He maintains ties with the confederates, but is careful to not fully alienate the Union forces (such as by releasing Heath and the others -aliet -albiet unnamed -after capturing them) due to knowing they might win the war.
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* ReassignmentBackfire: Willoughby is terrified to realize that sending Bracknrbury and the others out into the middle of nowhere is about to either have them screw up worse than he can afford. This doesn't happen but they do end up getting the credit for an impressive coup when they foil the robbery.
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* ReassignmentBackfire: Willoughby is terrified to realize that sending Bracknrbury and the others out into the middle of nowhere is about to either might have them screw up worse than he can afford. This doesn't happen but they do end up getting the credit for an impressive coup when they foil the robbery.
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* UnwantedAssistance: Heath taking a confederate patrol prisoner at the beginngin of the movie leaves Brackenbury chagrined, due to this breaking their truce.
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As the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar rages on, General Claude Brackenbury (Douglas) and Captain Jared Heath (Ford) find themselves ReassignedToAntarctica after a misunderstanding where they accidentally caused an entire division to retreat. The Confederate army becomes convinced that they are on some mission of great importance and dispatch lovely Martha Lou Williams (Stella Stevens) to spy on them in the guise of a prostitute, accompanied by madam Easy Jenny (Creator/JoanBlondell). Brackenbury falls for her wiles, while Heath becomes suspicious of her. The two men and their subordinates suddenly find an opportunity for redemption after being assigned to guard a major gold shipment, while Williams Martha tries to steal it for the confederacy, Confederacy, and the HiredGun's {{Hired Gun}}s working with her have plans of their own...
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As the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar rages on, General Claude Brackenbury (Creator/MelvynDouglas) and Captain Jared Heath (Creator/GlennFord) are ReassignedToAntarctica over a misunderstanding where they accidentally cause an entire Division to retreat! The confederate army becomes convinced that they are on some mission of great importance and dispatch Martha Lou Williams to spy on them. Brackenbury falls for her wiles, while Heath becomes suspicious of her. The two men and their subordinates suddenly find an opportunity for redemption after being assigned to guard a major gold shipment, while Williams tries to steal it for the confederacy, and the HiredGun's working with her have plans of their own...
The film features future ''Series/GilligansIsland'' co-stars Alan Hale Jr. (the skipper) and Jim Backus (Mr. Howell) in supporting roles.
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A 1964 {{Western}} comedy directed by George Marshall, starring Creator/GlennFord and Creator/MelvynDouglas.
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The film features future ''Series/GilligansIsland'' co-stars Alan Hale Jr. (theskipper) Skipper) and Jim Backus (Mr. Howell) in supporting roles.
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* WoundedGazelleGambit: Martha first attracts the attention of the Union officers by having Monk pretend to accost her.
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* CassandraTruth: Know one will believe Heath and Owen's claims about how the retreat actually got started and acusse them of perjuring themselves. Even Brackenbury asks why they came up with such a ridiculous "cover story".
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* CassandraTruth: Know No one will believe Heath and Owen's claims about how the retreat actually got started and acusse them of perjuring themselves. Even Brackenbury asks why they came up with such a ridiculous "cover story".
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* CourtMartialed: Brackenbury and Heath are put on trial, demoted and reassigned over the retreat at the end.
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* RightForTheWrongReasons: Bracknbury is court-martialed for cowardice after retreating in the middle of battle. Brackenbury didn't mean to retreat, and only did so because his horse got out of control, but he has been cowardly avoiding battle by arranging to fire a few shots at each other without actually making an effort to fight.
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* RightForTheWrongReasons: Bracknbury is court-martialed for cowardice after retreating in the middle of battle. Brackenbury didn't mean to retreat, and only did so because his horse got out of control, but he has been cowardly avoiding battle by arranging with the confederate commander to fire a few shots at each other without actually making an effort to fight.
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* ReassignmentBackfire: Willoughby is terrified to realize that sending Bracknrbury and the others out into the middle of nowhere is about to either have them screw up worse than he can afford. This doesn't happen but they do end up getting the credit for an impressive coup when they foil the robbery.
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As the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar rages on, General Claude Brackenbury (Creator/MelvynDouglas) and Captain Jared Heath (Creator/GlennFord) are ReassignedToAntarctica over a misunderstanding where they accidentally cause an entire Division to retreat! The confederate army becomes convinced that they are on some mission of great importance and dispatch Martha Lou Williams to spy on them. Brackenbury falls for her wiles, while Heath becomes suspicious of her. The two men and their subordinates suddenly find an opportunity for redemption after being assigned to guard a major gold shipment, while Williams tries to steal it for the confederacy, and the HiredGun's working with her have plans of their own...
The film features future ''Series/GilligansIsland'' co-stars Alan Hale Jr. (the skipper) and Jim Backus (Mr. Howell) in supporting roles.
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* BeardOfEvil: The villainous Zattig has a beard.
* TheBrigadier: General Willoughby, who convicts the men in the first place.
* CassandraTruth: Know one will believe Heath and Owen's claims about how the retreat actually got started and acusse them of perjuring themselves. Even Brackenbury asks why they came up with such a ridiculous "cover story".
* TheCavalryArrivesLate: When General Willoughby finds out about the gold shipment, he's terrify at the idea of Brackenbury being responsible for this and heads out to ensure its safety personally, arriving right after an attempt to stream it has been thwarted, with he and his escort being mistaken for members of the outlaw gang themselves.
* ConflictingLoyalty: Davis is a loyal Union soldier but shows some discomfort at the beginning when he finds out that a confederate unit from his home state will be taking part in the battle. Ford solves this by agreeing to place him in a part of the Union lines were he won't be facing them.
* ContrivedCoincidence: It turns out that Brackenbury and Charlie went to West Point together.
* CourtMartialed: Brackenbury and Heath are put on trial, demoted and reassigned over the retreat at the end.
* DatingCatwoman: Heath and Martha have some flirtation despite remaining firm in their respect loyalties and both being aware of it.
* DirtyOldMan: Brackenbury shows some of this towards Martha.
* TheDragon: Monk serves as Zattig's right-hand man, and initially his conduit to Martha.
* DressingAsTheEnemy: Zattig and his men do this in the climax, which leads to the arriving General Willoughby and his men being mistaken for more bandits and sprayed with a fire hose.
* HyperCompetentSidekick: Heath is a much more dedicated and skilled soldier than Brackenbury.
* AFatherToHisMen: Heath is a nice, and loyal leader to his men who listens to their problems.
* IFightForTHeStrongestSide: Downplayed with Charlie Thin Elk, the local Indian chief. He maintains ties with the confederates, but is careful to not fully alienate the Union forces (such as by releasing Heath and the others -aliet unnamed -after capturing them) due to knowing they might win the war.
* MildlyMilitary: At the beginning of the movie, Brackenbury fights the war by merely firing a few shots over the confederate army's heads (while they do the same to him) then both sides just sit back and wait for the war to be over. Most of the men Brackenbury is assigned later also apply.
* NaiveAnimalLover: Owen, who claims that horses are attracted to him and follow him wherever he goes.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: During the opening battle, Heath sends Owen to return due to camp due to feeling that his "horse magnetism" might cause the order of battle to fall apart but he passes Brackenbury, causing his horse to start following Owen, which causes the entire army to follow Brackenbury and retreat before the battle even starts.
* NobleSavage: Subverted the local Indians are fairly educated and worldly.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Brackenbury is assigned every worthless soldier and lowlife in the army that General Willoughby can find before being sent out to the middle of nowhere, and they do prove to be adept at fighting Zattig and his men.
* RightForTheWrongReasons: Bracknbury is court-martialed for cowardice after retreating in the middle of battle. Brackenbury didn't mean to retreat, and only did so because his horse got out of control, but he has been cowardly avoiding battle by arranging to fire a few shots at each other without actually making an effort to fight.
* TokenEnemyMinority: Sergeant Beauregard Davis is the only southerner among the Union forces.
* UnwantedAssistance: Heath taking a confederate patrol prisoner at the beginngin of the movie leaves Brackenbury chagrined, due to this breaking their truce.
* WildCard: Hugo Zattig officially works for the Confederacy, and is their only local commander but is really more of a treacherous bandit out for himself.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: Martha first attracts the attention of the Union officers by having Monk pretend to accost her.
The film features future ''Series/GilligansIsland'' co-stars Alan Hale Jr. (the skipper) and Jim Backus (Mr. Howell) in supporting roles.
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* BeardOfEvil: The villainous Zattig has a beard.
* TheBrigadier: General Willoughby, who convicts the men in the first place.
* CassandraTruth: Know one will believe Heath and Owen's claims about how the retreat actually got started and acusse them of perjuring themselves. Even Brackenbury asks why they came up with such a ridiculous "cover story".
* TheCavalryArrivesLate: When General Willoughby finds out about the gold shipment, he's terrify at the idea of Brackenbury being responsible for this and heads out to ensure its safety personally, arriving right after an attempt to stream it has been thwarted, with he and his escort being mistaken for members of the outlaw gang themselves.
* ConflictingLoyalty: Davis is a loyal Union soldier but shows some discomfort at the beginning when he finds out that a confederate unit from his home state will be taking part in the battle. Ford solves this by agreeing to place him in a part of the Union lines were he won't be facing them.
* ContrivedCoincidence: It turns out that Brackenbury and Charlie went to West Point together.
* CourtMartialed: Brackenbury and Heath are put on trial, demoted and reassigned over the retreat at the end.
* DatingCatwoman: Heath and Martha have some flirtation despite remaining firm in their respect loyalties and both being aware of it.
* DirtyOldMan: Brackenbury shows some of this towards Martha.
* TheDragon: Monk serves as Zattig's right-hand man, and initially his conduit to Martha.
* DressingAsTheEnemy: Zattig and his men do this in the climax, which leads to the arriving General Willoughby and his men being mistaken for more bandits and sprayed with a fire hose.
* HyperCompetentSidekick: Heath is a much more dedicated and skilled soldier than Brackenbury.
* AFatherToHisMen: Heath is a nice, and loyal leader to his men who listens to their problems.
* IFightForTHeStrongestSide: Downplayed with Charlie Thin Elk, the local Indian chief. He maintains ties with the confederates, but is careful to not fully alienate the Union forces (such as by releasing Heath and the others -aliet unnamed -after capturing them) due to knowing they might win the war.
* MildlyMilitary: At the beginning of the movie, Brackenbury fights the war by merely firing a few shots over the confederate army's heads (while they do the same to him) then both sides just sit back and wait for the war to be over. Most of the men Brackenbury is assigned later also apply.
* NaiveAnimalLover: Owen, who claims that horses are attracted to him and follow him wherever he goes.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: During the opening battle, Heath sends Owen to return due to camp due to feeling that his "horse magnetism" might cause the order of battle to fall apart but he passes Brackenbury, causing his horse to start following Owen, which causes the entire army to follow Brackenbury and retreat before the battle even starts.
* NobleSavage: Subverted the local Indians are fairly educated and worldly.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Brackenbury is assigned every worthless soldier and lowlife in the army that General Willoughby can find before being sent out to the middle of nowhere, and they do prove to be adept at fighting Zattig and his men.
* RightForTheWrongReasons: Bracknbury is court-martialed for cowardice after retreating in the middle of battle. Brackenbury didn't mean to retreat, and only did so because his horse got out of control, but he has been cowardly avoiding battle by arranging to fire a few shots at each other without actually making an effort to fight.
* TokenEnemyMinority: Sergeant Beauregard Davis is the only southerner among the Union forces.
* UnwantedAssistance: Heath taking a confederate patrol prisoner at the beginngin of the movie leaves Brackenbury chagrined, due to this breaking their truce.
* WildCard: Hugo Zattig officially works for the Confederacy, and is their only local commander but is really more of a treacherous bandit out for himself.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: Martha first attracts the attention of the Union officers by having Monk pretend to accost her.
