I missed the first third of the film on TMC, was a little confused about the connection between Tyree and Rome. You hear later on that Rome was a B.Gen in the CSA, was Tyree supposed to have also been an officer, they served together?
shareAs he was dying, "trooper Smith" Rome called to tyree by name and rank. Since it wasn't explained , one must assume that they did serve together in the CSA.
I don't remember his rank it was either Captain or Major.
I just watched this again. Trooper Smith calls to "Capt. Tyree" just before making his transition.
shareI do know that the Union Army took in vets of the CSA, but not at the same rank. All I can guess is that the higher the rank in the CSA, the lower the rank in the USA, hence "Captain" Tyree becomes a cavalry sergeant, while "BGen" Clay becomes private soldier, or trooper, John Smith.
shareMore likely, they both entered as Privates. However, "John Smith's" age probably made him unfit for the types of duty that Tyree was capable of. Also, his use of an alias may mean he was trying to keep a low profile and didn't seek advancement.
shareAlso, don't forget that some of the CSA veterans received penalties from the US government after the surrender. Some were "barred" from future service with the US Army, some were barred from voting, etc. I think I read somewhere that CSA soldiers with rank of Col and higher were subject to these provisions. If a CSA Brig Gen wanted to serve in the US Army, he would have to enlist under a generic name. Remember, times were really tough in the South for a long time after the Civil War. Lots of homes were lost, no economy, no jobs. It was still a means to earn a living and be fed too.
shareCapt. Brittles also refers to Tyree's former rank when he asks at the tribal camp, "Have you ever been scared, Capt. Tyree?"
shareIt appears that Captain Brittles puts a lot of faith in Sgt. Tyree's ability in
scouting, cavalry strategy, and bravery. Tyree also appears to enjoy taunting his Yankee superior, and the captain accepts it.
A smart captain knows when to listen to his talented "sergeant", when lives are at stake.
when trooper smith was doing that as he was dying he was hallucinating and they were going along with it to comfort the dying man!! And a comment said this movie had excellent color!! This movie was made in black and white, all the ford-wayne movies were black and white. And they should stay that way!!
share"And a comment said this movie had excellent color!! This movie was made in black and white, all the ford-wayne movies were black and white."
Sheesh, the ignorant should stay quiet. or at least do five seconds of research before hitting enter. Not only was She Wore a Yellow Ribbon in color, it won the Oscar that year for color cinematography. Just off the top of my head, at least two other little known (yes, that's sarcasm) Ford-Wayne films were also made in color: The Quiet Man and The Searchers.
Not to mention "The Horse Soldiers," "The Wings of Eagles," Donovan's Reef," "3 Godfathers," the Shiloh sequence of "How the West Was Won," AND it's a well known fact that John Ford directed the last 1/3 of "Hondo," as John Farrow had to get back to Hollywood to start another project (Michael Pate, who played Vittorio and several others attested to this in the DVD special features section of the film). He was uncredited in IMDb, but what else is new.....
I would hope this person is being sarcastic, but.....
I don't act...I react. John Wayne
Wrong. The film was shot in color.
shareGetting back to the original issue of Tyree's and Brouham Duane's (that's his name in the original James Warner Bellah story) rank, after the war a law was passed barring former Confederates from holding commissions in the military of the USA. Former comfederate officers could however enlist as privates and work up through the NCO ranks. Not until the Spanish American War was a former Confederate officer, Joseph Wheeler, commissioned in the US Army.
"It ain't dying I'm talking about, it's living!!!"
Augustus McCrae
I think Tyree should have been Brittles'replacement. A better soldier than Cohill or Pennell ( who I felt rather sorry for).
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