The last casualty of the Civil War

Good writing makes for good film.  "The Twilight Zone" from the 60's still holds up, in all its black-and-white glory, as one of the best in small screen history.  My favorite episode, "The Passersby," aired in 1961.  In it, a confederate belle (Joanne Linville) sits on the front porch of her once-proud home bearing witness to an endless stream of wounded soldiers, north and south alike, beating a war-weary path down the road.  Linville reminds me of Olivia de Havilland in "Gone With The Wind,"  but only as to her facial features, expressions and speech patterns. Unlike de Havilland's "Melanie," Linvilles' belle hates every damn Yankee for bringing the war to her doorstep.  If only it were that simple.  Blame abounds, and all have reason enough to hate, but at what cost?  The Yankee lieutenant who pauses for a drink of water says as much when he asks her if shooting him would make her feel better.  Too late for that, as proven by the unavoidable march down the road.  But to where?  The tall, sad, lonely figure making his way down the road at the end of the procession will tell her, quoting Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" to boot.  Look for this episode on Sy-Fy, or go out of your way to see it.