Chief,

I believe you are talking about "The Dark Command". "Quantrill" in the movie was called "Cantrell" but one could see that the name was just a facade. I know what you mean about period correct weapons in Civil War movies. In "The Horse Soldiers" with The Duke, whose character, Col. Marlowe, was an attempt to portray Benjamin Grierson, the troops all had 1875 Remington revolvers and 1873 Springfield trapdoor rifles. On top of that according to the film the 1st Michigan Cavalry was along for the ride. LOL. At the time of that raid I believe the 1st Michigan was making a name for itself under Custer in the Army of the Potomac. So it's not only the weapons. Oh well, at any rate "The Horse Soldiers" was a bit more authentic than another of The Duke's films, "The Comancheros". In that one he toted a "73 Peacemaker and a '92 Winchester, and it was only 1842!!!! This film I posted about seems to be one which dealt with reality. My wife says that I can't watch a film without picking it apart, LOL,but I say do it right or not at all! I learned that in college when I took a course called "The Art of the Film", about cinematography.

Len