Field of Lost Shoes

Field of Lost Shoes is a 2014 American war drama film directed by Sean McNamara and written by Dave Kennedy and Thomas Farrell. The film stars Nolan Gould, Lauren Holly, Jason Isaacs, Tom Skerritt, Keith David and David Arquette. It is based on the true story of a group of cadets at the Virginia Military Institute who participated in the Battle of New Market against U.S. forces during the American Civil War. The battle was fought in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia on May 15, 1864. The film's title refers to the large number of soldiers' boots left on the battlefield due to the muddy conditions during the battle.

Contents

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• Cast
• Production
• Reception
• References

Cast

Luke Benward as John Wise

Lauren Holly as Mrs. Clinedinst

Jason Isaacs as John C. Breckinridge

Tom Skerritt as Ulysses S. Grant

Keith David as Old Judge

David Arquette as Capt. Henry DuPont

Zach Roerig as Jack Stanard

Gale Harold as Charles Semple

Mary Mouser as Libby Clinedinst

Josh Zuckerman as Moses Ezekiel

Nolan Gould as Robert / Sir Rat

Max Lloyd-Jones as Sam Atwill

Sean Marquette as Benjamin 'Duck' Colonna

Erik Audé as The Hawker

Courtney Gains as Capt. Chinook

Werner Daehn as Gen. Franz Sigel

Parker Croft as Garland Jefferson

Alexa Yeames as The Girl at the Dance

William Flaman as Doctor

Brandi Nicole Feemster as Martha Ann

Michael Krebs as Abraham Lincoln

Production

The film's shooting locales include Powhatan, Virginia, Virginia Military Institute (VMI) and Lexington, Virginia. The film's world premiere was held on May 19, 2014 at the GI Film Festival.

Reception

In a review of the film, one historian criticized how the VMI cadets in the film were portrayed as being opposed to slavery. The reviewer stated that such a portrayal was historically inaccurate, as the majority of white Virginian men in the 1860s supported slavery.