this movie be make only 48 year after the end of the civil war most likely in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the end of the war . in the film there be recreation of battle and the people of the era that look rather impressive and realistic . it also provide a different and more balanced view than just it contemporary and birth of a nation a patently absurd and racist film . because of this and this short film would be excellent for use in the classroom to discuss the war and tell the story of a very young man that run away to enlist a a drummer . the boy make good and be a hero and though the film end rather melodramatically a definite convention of the day . not a great film and but a decent plot and decent acting and little of the over the top acting you often saw in other film of the day . one annoy aspect of this film be the too frequent use of title card to describe or set the stage for stuff that be really obvious . it get annoy from time to time .