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** The Confederate officer and non-com who decide to take a fat looking Union cow "prisoner."

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** The Confederate officer and non-com who decide to take a fat looking fat-looking Union cow "prisoner."



* ValuesResonance: Charlie shutting down his sons thoughts of fighting the war by saying whatever else they may think of the confederacy, it's still a pro-slavery nation and that isn't something you should fight for.

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* ValuesResonance: Charlie shutting down his sons sons' thoughts of fighting the war by saying whatever else they may think of the confederacy, Confederacy, it's still a pro-slavery nation and that isn't something you should fight for.for. In an era when attempts to whitewash the CSA and its motives have come under increasing fire, this sentiment has aged very well indeed.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: There‘s some ambiguity about whether Tinkham and his companions are heavy-handed genuine Federal employees or self-employed horse thieves impersonating Federal officials.

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* TheWoobie: Boy Anderson's mother died when he was born, he didn't even get a first name from his family, and then there's how he's mistakenly taken as a [=POW=].

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* TheWoobie: Boy Anderson's mother died when he was born, he didn't even get a first name from his family, family (although they love him and don’t blame him for his mother’s death), and then there's how he's mistakenly taken as a [=POW=].



** Dr. Witherspoon's family isn't any better off than the Andersons, as two of his sons are dead or dying after joining the Confederate army and another is still fighting. All of this clearly weighs on Dr. Witherspoon, especially since he can see that the South is losing the war and he's lost at least two children for nothing.----

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** Dr. Witherspoon's family isn't any better off than the Andersons, as two of his sons are dead or dying after joining the Confederate army and another is still fighting. All of this clearly weighs on Dr. Witherspoon, especially since he can see that the South is losing the war and he's lost at least two children for nothing.nothing.
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\n* WoobieFamily:
** While Boy is the main woobie, the Andersons in general are pretty pitiable by the end of the movie after [[spoiler:three]] of their members die under pretty pointless circumstances despite their efforts to remain neutral during the war. It doesn't help watching how they spend much of the movie looking for the unjustly imprisoned Boy without success.
** Dr. Witherspoon's family isn't any better off than the Andersons, as two of his sons are dead or dying after joining the Confederate army and another is still fighting. All of this clearly weighs on Dr. Witherspoon, especially since he can see that the South is losing the war and he's lost at least two children for nothing.
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** Boy's fellow prisoner (and the mastermind of their escape plan) Carter.

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** Boy's fellow prisoner (and the folksy yet calculating mastermind of their escape plan) Carter.Carter is quite well-liked.
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** The War-weary colonel played by Creator/GeorgeKennedy.

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** The War-weary war-weary Union colonel played by Creator/GeorgeKennedy.



* TheWoobie: Boy Anderson's mother died when he was born, he didn't even get a first name form his family, and then there's how he's mistakenly taken as a [=POW=].

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* TheWoobie: Boy Anderson's mother died when he was born, he didn't even get a first name form from his family, and then there's how he's mistakenly taken as a [=POW=].
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** The Confederate officer and non-com who decide to take a fat looking Union cow “prisoner.”
** Boy’s fellow prisoner (and the mastermind of their escape plan) Carter.

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** The Confederate officer and non-com who decide to take a fat looking Union cow “prisoner.”
"prisoner."
** Boy’s Boy's fellow prisoner (and the mastermind of their escape plan) Carter.



* ValuesResonance: Charlie shutting down his sons thoughts of fighting the war by saying whatever else they may think of the confederacy, it’s still a pro-slavery nation and that isn’t something you should fight for.

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* ValuesResonance: Charlie shutting down his sons thoughts of fighting the war by saying whatever else they may think of the confederacy, it’s it's still a pro-slavery nation and that isn’t isn't something you should fight for.


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* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Jennie Anderson, for some good SilkHidingSteel scenes and dynamics with her brothers and father.
** The War-weary colonel played by Creator/GeorgeKennedy.
** The Confederate officer and non-com who decide to take a fat looking Union cow “prisoner.”
** Boy’s fellow prisoner (and the mastermind of their escape plan) Carter.


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* RetroactiveRecognition: James Best of ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' as Confederate soldier Carter.
* ValuesResonance: Charlie shutting down his sons thoughts of fighting the war by saying whatever else they may think of the confederacy, it’s still a pro-slavery nation and that isn’t something you should fight for.
* TheWoobie: Boy Anderson's mother died when he was born, he didn't even get a first name form his family, and then there's how he's mistakenly taken as a [=POW=].
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* SignatureSong: "Next to You, Next to Me" is their biggest hit.
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! The [[Music/{{Shenandoah}} band]]:
* CoveredUp:
** "The Church on Cumberland Road" was originally recorded by Billy Hill, but their version was a MissingEpisode.
** "Heaven Bound (I'm Ready)" was originally an album cut by Music/TheOakRidgeBoys.
* SequelDisplacement: Their first album has become incredibly obscure despite being on a major label. ''The Road Not Taken'' was their second.

! The [[Film/{{Shenandoah}} film]]:
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* InferredHolocaust: Set in 1864, the movie glances over the actual campaigns of burning and counter burning. In late fall, much of the valley is burned, with most farms put to the torch.

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* InferredHolocaust: Set in 1864, the movie glances over the actual campaigns of burning and counter burning. In late fall, much of the valley is burned, with most farms put to the torch.torch.
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* CompleteMonster:
** The three men who [[spoiler: murder James and rape and murder Anne]], none of them hold any compunctions about what they do. Nor do any of them hesitate in going after [[spoiler: and raping and murdering Anne]].
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** The three men who [[spoiler: murder James and rape and murder Anne]], none of them hold any compunctions about what they do. Nor do any of them hesitate in going after [[spoiler: and raping and murdering Anne]].

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** The three men who [[spoiler: murder James and rape and murder Anne]], none of them hold any compunctions about what they do. Nor do any of them hesitate in going after [[spoiler: and raping and murdering Anne]].Anne]].
* InferredHolocaust: Set in 1864, the movie glances over the actual campaigns of burning and counter burning. In late fall, much of the valley is burned, with most farms put to the torch.
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** The three men who [[spoiler: murder James and rape and murder Anne]], none of them hold any compunctions about what they do. Nor do any of the hesitate in going after [[spoiler: and raping and murdering Anne]].

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** The three men who [[spoiler: murder James and rape and murder Anne]], none of them hold any compunctions about what they do. Nor do any of the them hesitate in going after [[spoiler: and raping and murdering Anne]].
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* CompleteMonster:
** The three men who [[spoiler: murder James and rape and murder Anne]], none of them hold any compunctions about what they do. Nor do any of the hesitate in going after [[spoiler: and raping and murdering Anne]].

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