This program opens with an account of the turning point of war: the Battle of Gettysburg. For three days, 150,000 men fight to the death in the Pennsylvania countryside—an action that culminates in Pickett’s ill-fated charge. This extended episode then goes on to chronicle the fall of Vicksburg, the New York draft riots, the first use of African-American troops, and the battles at Chickamauga and Chattanooga. The program closes with the dedication of a new Union cemetery at Gettysburg, where Lincoln struggles to put into words what is happening to his people.

Brookdale Community College Collection

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The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns

Burns, Ken (Director), Burns, Ken (Producer), Burns, Ric (Producer), Ward, Geoffrey C. (Writer), Burns, Ric (Writer), Burns, Ken (Writer), Barnes, Paul (Editor), Shaw, Bruce (Editor), Reidy, Tricia (Editor), McCullough, David (Performer), Burns, Ken (Cinematographer), Moore, Allen (Choreographer), Squires, Buddy (Cinematographer), Burgess, Robert (Photographer), Petegorsky, Stephen (Photographer), Waterston, Sam (Narrator), Harris, Julie (Narrator), Robards, Jason (Narrator), Schwab, Jacqueline (Composer), Foote, Shelby (Consultant), Colby, John (Compiler), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Distributor), Florentine Films (Producer), WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)

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