Gods and Generals was first a best selling novel by Jeff Shaara. Gods and Generals is part of a trilogy which includes the already released Gettysburg and The Last Full Measure, which is not available yet. Jeff Daniels plays Colonel Joshua Chamberlain. Chamberlain was a Union colonel who was a former professor in Maine's Bowdoin College. He loved poetry and languages. Chamberlain was appointed to lead the 20th Maine Regiment. Chamberlain became a hero at …showed first 75 words of 1429 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1429 total…a battle, it made me appreciative to the soldiers who fought and gave up their lives to preserve the Union. The only complaint I have about the film is that I had trouble figuring out which battle was being fought. The film just gave facts and did not show any perspective on the war. The film did not take sides, but did show both sides, which I thought was interesting. The movie was well done.