Cate,

You might try starting at this web site -- http://www.telefilm-south.com/Virginia/VPSD/CastingSupport.shtml

That is a site for the Virginia 2003 Production Services Directory.

There is one dialect coach, although I don't know if the person can help.

However, there are other contacts on the page who were involved with the filming for the movie "Gods and Generals." There was a lot of work on dialect and all with the production of the movie.

The dialect coach for the movie, itself, was Robert Easton, but my contacts don't have any contact information for him.

I hope this helps.

Dann Hayes
Director of Media Relations
Grinnell College
Grinnell, Iowa

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> I am doing research for a Civil War soldier character for a video script. When I started to write
> the dialogue, I realized that the conversational speech I was using was coming from my 2003
> interpretation. Could anyone recommend a source where I could find out about how people
> spoke during the Civil War. I am especially interested in everyday speech and accents as they
> relate to geographic locations. Any recommendations are appreciated.
> 
> Cate
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