Tailor Pete
Sergeant
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2018
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona
I'd love to see a movie about the Civil War WAY out West. Highlight the exploits of Company A, Arizona Rangers from their formation until their painful decision to depart Tucson in the face of overwhelming Union forces from California. It had everything, subterfuge (the of capture Capt. William McCleave under false pretenses) encounters with hostile Apache (where the only Confederate casualties were suffered at 'The Battle of the Bulls') miscalculations in battle (when Lt. Barrett made the mistake of leading his mounted troopers into a thicket, resulting in his own death, and the death of two of his detachment) and political intrigue (as Confederate officials made their way into Mexico in hopes of enlisting some help from the border states of Chihuahua and Sonora.)
All of this set against a backdrop of towering mountains, craggy hills, stately Saguaro Cacti, riotous wildflowers (the winter of '61-'62 was particularly wet, and the resulting spring wildflower show was reported to be stupendous) and Arizona sunsets. Ah, if John Ford were still alive... of course, he'd muck it up by relocating the whole thing to Monument Valley!
All of this set against a backdrop of towering mountains, craggy hills, stately Saguaro Cacti, riotous wildflowers (the winter of '61-'62 was particularly wet, and the resulting spring wildflower show was reported to be stupendous) and Arizona sunsets. Ah, if John Ford were still alive... of course, he'd muck it up by relocating the whole thing to Monument Valley!