Revealing mistake: In the scene where the soldier has to have his leg amputated, when a soldier steps over him, he accidentally hits the knife, which bends, revealing it's a rubber prop.
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
1 revealing mistake - chronological order
Directed by: John Ford
Starring: John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers, Judson Pratt
Factual error: The train that pulls into Newton Station with Confederate soldiers has freight cars of modern construction. This can be seen by the newer type trucks, unlike the 'arch-bar' trucks of the period.
Major Kendall: Now come off it Colonel, even you were born.
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