The Civil War. Disc 3, 1863, the Universe of Battle

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Originally produced in 1989 and broadcast in 1990 as episodes four and five of a nine-program television mini-series.
Set includes booklet (15 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 19 cm.).
Special features: commentary ; battlefield maps ; Civil War challenge, 1863.
1863, simply murder. Prologue -- Northern lights -- Oh! Be joyful! -- The kingdom of Jones -- Under the shade of the trees -- A dust-covered man -- Credits.
1863, the universe of battle. Prologue -- Gettysburg: the first day -- Gettysburg: the second day -- Gettysburg: the third day -- She ranks me -- Vicksburg -- Bottom rail on top -- The river of death -- A new birth of freedom -- Credits.
Features historians: Shelby Foote, Barbara Fields ; voices: Sam Waterston, Julie Harris, Jason Robards, Morgan Freeman, George Plimpton, Garrison Keillor, Studs Terkel, Horton Foote ; narrator: David McCullough.
Simply murder, 1863 (Episode 4): "Their names are etched forever in history - Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Vicksburg - some of the Civil War's stormiest battlegrounds. While life in the South becomes more desperate, Northern opposition to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation strengthens. The combat spearheaded by Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee brings the war to a fever pitch, and both sides strain with the weariness of so many years under siege"--Container.
The universe of battle, 1863 (Episode 5): "The turning point of the war is reached at the legendary Battle of Gettysburg, one of the most awesome battles ever waged. While 150,000 men face death in Pennsylvania's fields, the war spreads westward to Chattanooga and Chickamauga. As the Union drafts more soldiers, riots rage in New York, and African American troops join the fight. At Gettysburg's cemetery, President Lincoln articulates the poignant hope 'that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth'"--Container.
DVD, region 1, NTSC; full screen presentation; 5.1 surround.

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