Bibliograph

Ken Burns, The Civil War - War is All Hell (1865)

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Ken Burns, The Civil War - War is All Hell (1865)

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Ken Burns

Oclc number

908377682

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Originally produced by PBS in 1990

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Sub title

The Civil War - War is All Hell (1865)

Summary

The episode begins with William Tecumseh Shermanђ́ةs brilliant march to the sea, which brings the war to the heart of Georgia and the Carolinas and spells the end of the Confederacy. In March, following Lincolnђ́ةs second inauguration, first Petersburg and then Richmond finally fall to Grant́ђةs army. Leeђ́ةs tattered Army of Northern Virginia flees westward towards a tiny crossroads town called Appomattox Court House. There the dramatic and deeply moving surrender of Lee to Grant takes place. The episode ends in Washington where John Wilkes Booth begins to dream of vengeance for the South

Technique

live action

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