Ken Burns : The Civil War - Simply Murder (1863)
(2015, original release: 1990)
Nonfiction
eVideo
Details
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 62 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
1137112
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
The nightmarish Union disaster at Fredericksburg comes to two climaxes that spring: at Chancellorsville in May, where Lee wins his most brilliant victory but loses Stonewall Jackson; and at Vicksburg, where Grant’s attempts to take the city by siege are stopped. During the episode we learn of fierce Northern opposition to Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, the miseries of regimental life and the increasing desperation of the Confederate homefront. As the episode ends, Lee decides to invade the North again to draw Grant’s forces away from Vicksburg
Originally produced by PBS in 1990
Mode of access: World Wide Web