As the daughter and sister of several Civil War reenactors, I have grown up learning as much as I can about the Civil War. I am constantly searching for new books and films to increase my knowledge. Although it seems that Oscar Jackson led an interesting life, the way it is conveyed in this "film" is for the most part boring, inconsistent and unprofessional. Last year I helped my son (who is in High School) make a fictional Civil War movie for a state history competition...and I can honestly say, biases aside, that my son's project looked more professional and was more comprehensive than "Left For Dead". It seems to me that this movie was filmed with an 8 millimeter home movie camera due to the graininess and bleeding colors. The editing suggests that this is a martial arts movie rather than one about America's Civil War, with incessant blood, vomiting and unnecessary action. On a positive note, the music playing throughout much of the movie is very authentic and enjoyable. In addition, the map cartoons are very helpful, but still don't compensate for the unprofessional filming.