The Woe of Battle (1913)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Short, War
Release: 1913-03-15
Director: Kenean Buel
Writers: N/A
Language: English
Stars: Guy Coombs , Harry F. Millarde , Miriam Cooper , Henry Hallam
Runtime: min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Woe of Battle (United States of America) , The Woe of Battle
Plot: Down the village street the Federal troops advance, led by the valiant Lieut. Gaylord. Capt. Breslow, commanding the Confederate forces, makes a gallant stand, and his sister, Helen, watches the struggle from the window of her home. The battle continues to rage. The Federal troops advance to the barricade and a hand-to-hand conflict ensues between the two leaders. Breslow's sword is at Gaylord's heart as he tires his revolver and Breslow sinks to the ground, leaving a silken handkerchief in the Federal officer's hand. The Confederates are routed. Gen. Green makes his headquarters at the Breslow house, and Gaylord is attached to his staff. The young officer renders a service to Helen and, despite their different views, their friendship ripens into love. An attack is ordered upon a Confederate blockhouse, and as Gaylord prepares to leave he knots the handkerchief about his neck. Helen recognizes it as the one she has given her brother and declares that Gaylord is a murderer. With broken hearts they realize that they will never be free to love. Helen seeks solace in a convent, and Gaylord, feeling he has nothing to live for, recklessly leads the attack on the blockhouse. Repeated charges fail to move the Confederates, and their siege guns mow down the men like wheat before the storm. Gaylord takes the only chance, and, under a scathing fire, he runs to the enemy's stronghold and sets it ablaze. The strategy brings victory to the Federals, but Gaylord, mortally wounded, is carried to the hospital, where Helen. as a Sister of Mercy, brings him comfort in his last hour.
IMDB:tt0367239