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The Battle of Aiken
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The Battle of Aiken

2005-08-26 · 89 min · Not rated

Action · War · History

This is a story of two cavalry generals: Hugh Judson Kilpatrick on the Union side and Joseph Wheeler on the Confederate side. They had known each other since West Point, and did not like each other. The war only deepened their personal animosity. The story is also about a woman who could lose everything at any moment. A plantation owner and widow, her life is torn apart by the approaching Union forces. Her home is raided and her teenage son has joined the militia to fight for the Confederacy.

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Directors
Christopher Forbes
Production companies
ITN Productions
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Status
Released

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Brad OwensGeneral Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
Danny FrancisGeneral Joseph Wheeler
Tripp CourtneyCaptain Monroe
Charlie GabelGeneral William Tecumseh Sherman
Dan KeatonGeneral George E. Spencer
Stetson VideonColonel William Way
Jason ListerFederal Officer
Edward CourtneyFederal Officer
Emory FiveashFederal Officer
Victoria Elizabeth DonofrioVictoria Elizabeth DonofrioVictoria Thompson
Gabriel DonofrioGabriel Thompson
Darlene DonofrioElizabeth Thompson
Matthew Caleb YonJake Thompson
Crystal PrzybylowiczOlivia Thompson
Tim HiltonCaptain Andrews
Charles KizerColonel Hagan
Jerry ChesserJerry ChesserColonel Crews
David CoonCaptain Miller
Gabriel BaxleyFederal Quartermaster/Flashy Bummer
William PullinsSergeant Jackson

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