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Gettysburg (Episode)"Gettysburg" is an episode of The Outer Limits television series. It first aired on 28 July, 2000, during the sixth season. Introduction Two friends, Andy and Vince, take part in an American Civil War re-enactment at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. A time traveler disguised as a photographer takes their picture and transports them back to the eve of the real battle. Plot synopsis The time traveller, Nicholas Prentice, has done this because Andy will one day assassinate the President of the United States. In 2013 at a ceremony marking the 150th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg, Andy will shoot the president to honor of the flag of Confederate states of America. Prentice wants to show Vince that "there is no glory in this or any other war." The two are confused about why were sent back there, and demand to be sent home. Prentice tells them that he can't return them until he has completed his mission, which he keeps a secret from them. Prentice's camera/time machine is confiscated by the Confederates. Col. Angus Devine is accidently transported to the year 2013 after fiddling with with the captured time travelling device. Vince is taken prisoner because he is wearing a Union uniform, and Andy decides to fight for the Confederates in order to make himself feel important. Vince drops a book about battles of the Civil War, and it is found by a woman, but it has little impact on the episode. The woman returns the book towards the end of the episode. Andy does not learn his lesson, and tries to stop Pickett's Charge in order to acheive a Confederate victory, even after Prentice explains why he has been sent back there. Andy is deemed a coward and shot by a Confederate soldier. The Confederate colonel who was accidentally transported to 2013 shoots a man dressed as Abraham Lincoln, thinking he really is Lincoln. He also shoots the President in the process. The episode ends with Prentice shaking his head. Trivia External links and references
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