Killed at Resaca
A film. A battlefield. The people who brought them together.
A Civil War motion picture based on Ambrose Bierce’s haunting 1887 short story.
Coming 2027
Killed at Resaca — Behind the Scenes
Courage. Vanity. Intrigue. The human cost of war.
Discover how a young filmmaker, together with actors, reenactors, craftspeople, historians, and community members, transformed Ambrose Bierce’s Civil War story into a motion picture.
Filmed at a Civil War battlefield and a 19th-century home in Gettysburg, the production brought together handmade period clothing, period-appropriate equipment, special effects, historic locations, and actors and reenactors in front of and behind the cameras.
Confederate soldiers advance during filming.
A behind-the-scenes battle scene being filmed in Killed at Resaca.
This website also introduces the book Killed at Resaca on the Big Screen, which includes production photographs and interviews, and the complete text of Bierce’s original story.
It shows how to get started in reenacting or historical filmmaking—or both—and explores Civil War history, Black military service, the human cost of battle, the Geneva Conventions’ protections for wounded and dead soldiers, other Civil War books and films, and other topics of broad interest.
This website documents how the film was conceived, researched, cast, costumed, and filmed. Learn how to get started in reenacting or historical filmmaking. Explore Civil War history, including military service and race; the Lieber Code and the treatment of prisoners, wounded soldiers, and the dead; and the work of battlefield preservation and museums.
Union soldiers march towards filming location
Click here for a discussion about the book.
Filmed in July and August 2026 in Gettysburg and at Monterey Pass Battlefield Park, Pennsylvania.
Film Director Jacob L. T. Bates (Killed at Resaca)
Book Author George E. Edwards (Killed at Resaca on the Big Screen)
"The Film" -- Clapboard / Slate for Killed at Resaca
"Making the Film" -- Brad Graham & George Edwards steady Jacob L.T. Bates while he is holding a camera and filming, standing on a makeshift riser.
"Gallery -- Filming Photos & Videos" -- ":Confederate soldiers advance during filming
"Legacy & Resources" -- Guy Gane donated the bloody vest he wore in filming to the Monterey Paas Battlefield Museum.
"History & Interpretation" -- Union and Confederate soldiers collaborate in removal of body of Union soldier.