The movie poster for Shenandoah, shot on location in Lane County, Oregon. (Image: Universal Pictures) THIS REMARK-ABLE CIVIL War movie was shot in various places around the Willamette-McKenzie-Mohawk delta, roughly centered on Springfield.

American Civil War film about a wealthy widower who has remained steadfast in his opposition to the war on moral grounds. However, he is forced to become involved in the conflict when his son-in-law is called upon to serve in the Confederate forces, his youngest son is captured by the Union army, and another son and his pregnant daughter-in-law are killed by looters.
Shenandoah/Film synopsis

The film progresses through a “classic” Civil War wedding scene, ending with the bride in tears as her man rides away, and Anderson continues to feel that the war does not concern him. He’ll just mind his own business. Then the war becomes his business when his youngest son is captured.

Shenandoah is a 1965 American Civil War film starring James Stewart and featuring Doug McClure, Glenn Corbett, Patrick Wayne, and, in their film debuts, Katharine Ross and Rosemary Forsyth. The picture was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen….Shenandoah (film)

The CSS Shenandoah was surrendered by Captain Waddell to Captain Paynter of HMS Donegal on 6 November 1865. The Confederate flag was lowered again for the very last time, under the watch of a Royal Navy detachment and the crew.

June 3, 1965 (Houston)
Shenandoah/Release date

During the American Civil War (1861-65), Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley saw a series of military clashes as Union and Confederate forces attempted to gain control of the area. The South used the transportation advantages of the valley so effectively that it often became the “valley of humiliation” for the North.

Captain James I. Waddell
Launched as a British vessel in September 1863, it was purchased by the Confederates and commissioned in October 1864. The 230-foot-long craft was armed with eight large guns and a crew of 73 sailors. Commanded by Captain James I. Waddell, the Shenandoah steered toward the Pacific and targeted Yankee whaling ships.

Shenandoah
In the summer of 1865, when a Confederate warship sailed into the port of Melbourne, 42 men secretly enlisted to fight for the South in the American Civil War. On the notorious raider Shenandoah – scourge of the Yankee merchant fleet – they sailed off to adventure and controversy, and fired the last shot of the war.

1h 45m
Shenandoah/Running time

The film was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. The American folk song ” Oh Shenandoah ” features prominently in the film’s soundtrack. Though set during the Civil War, the film’s strong antiwar and humanitarian themes resonated with audiences in later years as attitudes began to change toward the Vietnam War.

(Error Code: 102630) During the Civil War, a Virginia farmer and his family vow to remain neutral, but one of the sons is captured by Union soldiers, sending the farmer to his rescue. During the Civil War, a Virginia farmer and his family vow to remain neutral, but one of the sons is captured by Union soldiers, sending the farmer to his rescue.

Location scenes filmed near Eugene, Oregon Working titles: Fields of Honor and Shenandoah Crossing. The film broke box office records in Virginia, the story’s locale.

When the Andersons return home, the doctor tells them what happened to James and Ann. Their child Martha is still alive, with a black woman acting as her nanny, and Charlie takes her in his arms. Next day at the breakfast table, Charlie begins his standard prayer, but is so heartbroken that he can’t finish it.